soulscot
soulscot noun: a funeral payment, formerly made at the grave, usually to the parish priest in whose church service for the departed had been said; a mortuary.
Noun
soulscot (countable and uncountable, plural soulscots)
- A funeral payment, formerly made at the grave, usually to the parish priest in whose church service for the departed had been said; a mortuary.
- O, by my soulscot, I do love to tell My stories with the haste I often count, At drowsy night, my Paternoster belt.1839, J. F. Pennie, Britain's Historical Drama
- He will pay his brotherhood yearly, and soulscot on the death of a brother or sister, except for reason of poverty; […]1955, J. W. F. Hill, Tudor & Stuart Lincoln, page 32
Forms of soulscot
| plural | soulscots |
|---|---|
| alternative form | soul-scot |
| alternative form | soul-shot |
Origin of soulscot
From Middle English saulesoth, *soulescot, from sāwolsċeatt (“an ecclesiastical due, to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them in his behalf”), equivalent to soul + scot.
Questions about soulscot
- What does soulscot mean?
- Soulscot means a funeral payment, formerly made at the grave, usually to the parish priest in whose church service for the departed had been said; a mortuary.
- What part of speech is soulscot?
- Soulscot is a noun.
- What is the plural of soulscot?
- The plural of soulscot is soulscots.
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