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scot and lot
scot and lotn. A municipal tax formerly levied in Great Britain on the members of a community in proportion to their ability to pay.Idiom: pay scot and lot To pay in full.scot and lot n (Historical Terms) history Brit a municipal tax paid by burgesses and others that came to be regarded as a qualification for the borough franchise in parliamentary elections (until the Reform Act of 1832) [C13 scot tax, from Germanic; compare Old Norse skot; related to Old French escot (French écot) + lot (in the obsolete sense: tax)]ThesaurusNoun | 1.scot and lot - obligations of all kinds taken as a wholefinancial obligation, indebtedness, liability - an obligation to pay money to another party |
Scot and lot
SCOT AND LOT, Eng. law. The name of a customary contribution, laid upon all the subjects according to their ability. scot and lot
Words related to scot and lotnoun obligations of all kinds taken as a wholeRelated Words- financial obligation
- indebtedness
- liability
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