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单词 riding money
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riding money
riding money n. Scottish Obsolete (historical in later use) a payment, esp. one exacted from the debtor, made to cover the expenses of troopers in collecting a fine, unpaid taxes, etc.; esp. such a payment required to be made by a Covenanter (covenanter n. 2) fined for non-attendance at the Church of Scotland.
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riding money1668
batta1680
clearing1689
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command allowance1860
command pay1875
1668 in P. H. Brown Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1909) 3rd Ser. II. 396 That no money be exacted aff any persons under the name of ryding money.
a1699 J. Kirkton Secret & True Hist. Church Scotl. (1817) 223 They behoved to run to Edinburgh and report the receiver's discharge, and there satisfie the troupers for their pains beside, and this exaction they called their rideing money.
1721 R. Wodrow Hist. Sufferings Church of Scotl. I. ii. i. 238 This was called Riding-money; and sometimes the Riding-money was as much as the Fine itself.
1830 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 58 Major Macculloch had soldiers quartered on him for thirty days, and paid L.100 for church fines, besides 1200 merks for fines by Middleton, and 300 merks for riding money.
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