truncagen.
/ˈtrʌŋkɪdʒ/ Historical.
The furnishing of a trunk of a tree for the king's hearth, as a condition of the tenure of certain lands, e.g. at Bamburgh.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [noun] > payments in produce or goods
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1212 Exch. K.R., Knights' Fees 2/2 m. 5 (P.R.O.) Thomas de Bedinhale..cariabit truncas ad castellum de Banburg.
1235 Exch. K.R., Knights' Fees 2/20 m. 4 Thomas de Bedenhal..facit truncagium castello de Bamburg' annuatim.]
1893 Bateson Hist. Northumbld. I. 36 (Bamburgh) The truncage due to the castle from the several townships had by that time been commuted for the annual sum of £4. 19s. 4½d.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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