scot

/skɒt//ˈskɒt/

scot noun: a local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

Noun (1)

scot (plural scots)

(UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

Noun (2)

scot (plural scots)

(obsolete, slang) A fury; a fit of temper.
- The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.1869, Richard Rowe, The Boy in the Bush

Noun (3) capitalized: Scot

Scot (plural Scots)

A person born in or native to Scotland.

Synonyms:

Scotsman, Scotchman

Proper noun capitalized: Scot

Scot (plural Scots)

A surname
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.

scot meaning in Tamil

scot in Tamil

முற்கால இறைவரி, மரபு வரி, கணிப்பு வீதப்பங்கு

Synonyms of scot

Forms of scot

Noun
plural	scots
plural	Scots
Proper noun
plural	Scots

Plural of scot: scots

Origin of scot

From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English sċot, sċott, sċeot, ġesċot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), cognate with Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.

Inherited from Middle English Scot, from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.

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Questions about scot

What does scot mean?: Scot means a local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.
What is scot in Tamil?: Scot in Tamil is முற்கால இறைவரி, மரபு வரி, கணிப்பு வீதப்பங்கு. See Scot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scot?: Scot can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce scot?: Scot is pronounced /skɒt/.
What is the plural of scot?: The plural of scot is scots.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scot (page history and authors); Scot (page history and authors); scot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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