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Definition: ESCUAGE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Escuage" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ESCUAGE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] In feudal law, service of the shield, called also scutage; a species of tenure by knight service, by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war; afterwards exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Law ESCUAGE, old Eng. law. Service of the shield. Tenants who hold their land by escuage, hold by knight's service. 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 272; Littl. s. 95, 86 b. (references)

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Definition: ESCUAGE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ESCUAGE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ESCUAGE

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] In feudal law, service of the shield, called also scutage; a species of tenure by knight service, by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war; afterwards exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
LawESCUAGE, old Eng. law. Service of the shield. Tenants who hold their land by escuage, hold by knight's service. 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 272; Littl. s. 95, 86 b. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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