scot and lot
scot and lot
noun
Idioms 1.
British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community.
2.
pay scot and lot, to pay in full; settle finally.
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| scot and lot | |
| —n | |
| (Brit) history a municipal tax paid by burgesses and others that came to be regarded as a qualification for the borough franchise in parliamentary elections (until the Reform Act of 1832) | |
| [C13 scot tax, from Germanic; compare Old Norse skot; related to Old French escot (French écot) + | |
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