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Escuage
Translation of "escuage" into Russian
escuage
Noun
escuage
escuages pl
эскваж
The knight was required to provide escuage to the king in times of war.
Рыцарь был обязан предоставлять эскваж королю во время войны.
Definitions
escuage
Noun
A feudal obligation or service, specifically a form of knight's service in which a tenant was required to provide a knight for the king's army or pay a tax in lieu of military service.
The lord was required to provide escuage to the king, either by sending a knight or paying a fee.
A tax paid by a feudal tenant in commutation of the military service owed to the Crown.
The sheriff collected the escuage due from each knight's fee.
escuage
Adjective
Relating to or concerning escuage or the payment made in lieu of knight service.
An escuage levy was entered in the manor court rolls.