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| Noun | 1. An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off the ravages of Danish invaders, or to maintain forces to oppose them. It afterward became a permanent tax, raised by an assessment, at first of one shilling, afterward of two shillings, upon every hide of land throughout the realm.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DANEGELT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1644. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DANEGELT
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In England, an annual tax formerly laid on the English nation, for maintaining forces to oppose the Danes, or to furnish tribute to procure peace. It was at first one shilling, and afterwards two, for every hide of land, except such as belonged to the church. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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