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head money

–noun
1. a tax of so much per head or person.
2. a reward paid for capturing or killing an outlaw, fugitive, or the like.

Origin:
1520–30
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head money  
n.  
  1. A reward paid for the capture and delivery of a fugitive; a bounty.

  2. A poll tax.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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