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单词 scot and lot
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scot and lot


scot and lot

n. 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)]
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Noun1.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


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Words related to scot and lot

noun obligations of all kinds taken as a whole

Related Words

  • financial obligation
  • indebtedness
  • liability
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