About The Word Escuage
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Escuage
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What's The Definition Of Escuage?Synonyms | Synonyms for Escuage: Related Terms | Find terms related to Escuage: See Also | Escuage In Webster's Dictionary \Es"cu*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. escuage, F. ['e]cuage, from
OF. escu shield, F. ['e]cu. See {Esquire}.] (Feud. Law)
Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a
tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own
charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary
satisfaction. Called also {scutage}. --Blackstone.
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