scotales
scotales is the plural of scotale.
Meaning of scotale
Noun
scotale (plural scotales)
- An enforced bout of drinking, in which a lord, forester, sheriff, or beadle required all men, on pain of punishment, to purchase or contribute to a gathering for drinking.
- The bailiff or sub-bailiff that had or held the 'scotale' often began by stealing or extorting sheaves of corn from the men of the neighbourhood. From these he brews his beer, and expects them from whose corn it has been brewed to come and drink it, and to pay for the drinking of it.1910, Year Books of Edward II, volume 5
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- What is scotales the plural of?
- Scotales is the plural of scotale.
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