| 单词 | trophy tax |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrophy tax trophy tax n. an annual tax for incidental expenses connected with the militia (the provision of harness, drums, colours, etc.), formerly levied in every English county, now only in the City of London.The Trophy Tax is still used to make grants to the City of London Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve for recruiting campaigns, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > military exactions > [noun] coynye1449 scutagec1460 spear silver1496 conduct-money1512 coat-money1557 bonaght1568 cessc1571 cosheringc1571 cessheryc1575 quartering-money1580 sessa1581 coshery1587 coatc1630 ship-money1636 shipping-money1640 ship-scot1640 conduct1644 trophy money1664 trophy tax1701 watch-mail1710 Saladine tax1728 1701 Eng. Post 13 June The Collectors of the Trophy Tax. 1830 Baldwin's London Weekly 27 Nov. 4/5 Mr. Pearson gave notice of a motion respecting the collection and expenditure of the trophy tax. 1901 Daily Chron. 24 July 5/2 The ‘Trophy Tax’, or, to give it its full designation, the Trophy Tax Militia Rate..is peculiar to the City of London, and is a relic of the old train-band system. 2012 Halsbury's Statutes Eng. & Wales (ed. 4) XXIV. 66 Trophy tax, as it was called, may..be applied for any of the purposes of a territorial and volunteer reserve association established under the Reserve Forces Act 1996. < as lemmas |
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