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hearth taxes

hearth taxes is the plural of hearth tax.

Meaning of hearth tax

Noun

hearth tax (plural hearth taxes)

  1. (historical) Any of several taxes levied in medieval Europe based on the number of hearths (fireplaces) in a property or community.
    Synonyms:
    fumage, hearth money, hearth-penny

Questions about hearth taxes

What is hearth taxes the plural of?
Hearth taxes is the plural of hearth tax.

Words near hearth taxes in the dictionary

  1. hearth and home
  2. hearth board
  3. hearth boards
  4. hearth goddess
  5. hearth tax
  6. hearth taxes
  7. hearth-pennies
  8. hearth-penny
  9. hearth-stone
  10. hearth-stones
  11. hearthboard

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