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ECUAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taxation Law
- Military Law
- Taxation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scutage
1, record 1, English, scutage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- escuage 1, record 1, English, escuage
correct
- scutagium 1, record 1, English, scutagium
correct
- servitium scuti 1, record 1, English, servitium%20scuti
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Money paid by the tenant to his lord in lieu of knight service. 1, record 1, English, - scutage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Knight service. A species of tenure under the feudal system under which each knight or soldier held a knight's fee and was bound to attend the king in his wars forty days in each year. This service in time degenerated into pecuniary commutations or aids until the military part of the feudal system was abolished in the reign of Charles the Second. 1, record 1, English, - scutage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit fiscal
- Droit militaire
- Fiscalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écuage
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cuage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- écuiage 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cuiage
correct
- escuage 2, record 1, French, escuage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Droit qu'il [écuyer] devait payer à son seigneur pour s'exempter du service ou se faire remplacer. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cuage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- escuage
1, record 2, English, escuage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- scutage 1, record 2, English, scutage
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tax on a knight's fee, esp. one in lieu of personal service. 1, record 2, English, - escuage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
escuage; scutage: terms no longer current in law. 2, record 2, English, - escuage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écuage
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9cuage
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ayant réorganisé l'administration de l'Échiquier, Henri II développe un système original et réussit à imposer l'écuage, impôt représentatif du service militaire que les vassaux auraient renocné à accomplir outre-mer [...]. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9cuage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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