scot

Meaning

A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

Synonyms

tax

Scotch

duty

levy

money

💸

payment

💸

Scotsman

Scottish

shot

Scots

Scotchman

charge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɒt/

Etymology

From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.