scavage
noun
scav·age
ˈskavij
plural -s
: a duty exacted in 14th, 15th, and 16th century England of nonresident merchants by mayors, sheriffs, or corporations on goods shown for sale
Word History
Etymology
Middle English skawage, from Old North French escauwage inspection, from escauwer to inspect (of Germanic origin) + -age; akin to Old English scēawian to look at, see, inspect