In earlier use: fuel. In later use historical: a tax on a hearth or domestic fire, imposed by Edward the Black Prince (1330–76) on Aquitaine; = feuage…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > property tax > hearth or chimney tax (13) focage1499 In earlier use: fuel. In later use historical: a tax on a hearth or domestic fire, imposed by Edward the Black Prince (1330–76) on Aquitaine; = feuage… feuage1523 (See quots.) smoke-pence1584 smoke-penny1631 (see quots. and smoke-money). hearth money1662 A tax on hearths or fireplaces; spec. (a) a tax of two shillings per annum on every hearth or fireplace in England and Wales, imposed in 1662 by… smoke-money1662 money paid by householders as a due or tax (see quots. and cf. smoke-penny n.). chimney-money1664 A tax of two shillings per annum on every fire-hearth in England and Wales, imposed by Act 13 & 14 Chas. II, repealed by 1 Wm. & Mary; any… smoke-silver1664 silver paid as smoke-money. hearth tax1689 = hearth money, n. 2. fumage1755 Hearth-money. chimney-tax1855 = chimney-money, n. Subcategories:— collector of (2) |
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