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[
es
-kyoo-ij
]
es·cu·age
/
ˈɛs
kyu
ɪdʒ
/
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[
es
-kyoo-ij
]
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noun
scutage.
Origin:
1505–15;
<
Anglo-French,
Old French,
equivalent to
escu
(<
Latin
scūtum
shield) +
-age
-age
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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escuage
(ˈɛskjʊɪdʒ)
—
n
(in medieval Europe) another word for
scutage
[C16: from Old French, from
escu
shield, from Latin
scūtum
]
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