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lightscot

lightscot noun: a tax exacted to pay for candles or oil for lighting church lamps.

Noun

lightscot (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A tax exacted to pay for candles or oil for lighting church lamps.

Origin of lightscot

From light + scot.

Questions about lightscot

What does lightscot mean?
Lightscot means a tax exacted to pay for candles or oil for lighting church lamps.
What part of speech is lightscot?
Lightscot is a noun.

Words near lightscot in the dictionary

  1. lightsabres
  2. lightsail
  3. lightsails
  4. lightscape
  5. lightscapes
  6. lightscot
  7. Lightsey
  8. Lightseys
  9. lightshade
  10. lightshades
  11. lightsheet

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