hidage
hidage noun: a tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.
Noun
hidage (countable and uncountable, plural hidages)
- A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.
- In the case of the towns, to which the reckoning by hides could not be applied, the Danegeld or hidage was probably compounded for, and such composition represents no doubt the later talliage.⁴ In the ninth year of Henry II. the Danegeld as such finally disappeared from the Rolls, but only to...1898, Hannis Taylor, The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution, Part 2: The After-growth of the Constitution
- What seems to have been a still later addition gives the hidages of Worcestershire and Warwickshire.1992, Cyril Hart, The Danelaw, page 298
- The total area of land, measured in hides.
Forms of hidage
| plural | hidages |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hydage |
Origin of hidage
From hide (“unit of land used for tax assessment”) + -age.
Words formed from hidage
- Burghal Hidage
- Tribal Hidage
Questions about hidage
- What does hidage mean?
- Hidage means a tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.
- What part of speech is hidage?
- Hidage is a noun.
- What is the plural of hidage?
- The plural of hidage is hidages.
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