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Hidage

UK
/ˈhɪdɪdʒ/
US
/ˈhɪdɪdʒ/
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Translation of "hidage" into Russian

hidage
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈhɪdɪdʒ/
US
/ˈhɪdɪdʒ/
hidage
hidages pl
The king imposed a hidage on the landowners.
Король наложил налог на землевладельцев.

Definitions

hidage
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈhɪdɪdʒ/
US
/ˈhɪdɪdʒ/
A historical term referring to a tax or assessment levied on land in Anglo-Saxon England, based on the number of hides (units of land) owned.
The king imposed a hidage on the landowners to fund the construction of new fortifications.
A record or document listing the number of hides assessed for taxation in a particular district, especially the Tribal Hidage.
Scholars still debate the precise purpose of the Tribal Hidage, a late-Anglo-Saxon hidage that lists several kingdoms and their fiscal obligations.