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vectigal

vectigal noun: a tax.

Noun

vectigal (plural vectigals)

  1. (obsolete) A tax.

Forms of vectigal

pluralvectigals

Origin of vectigal

From Latin vectīgal, from Latin vect(is) (“lever, leverage”) + Latin ig(ō) (“act, make, do, go”) + -al.

Questions about vectigal

What does vectigal mean?
Vectigal means a tax.
What part of speech is vectigal?
Vectigal is a noun.
What is the plural of vectigal?
The plural of vectigal is vectigals.

Words near vectigal in the dictionary

  1. VECs
  2. Vecsey
  3. Vecseys
  4. Vectensian
  5. Vectensians
  6. vectigal
  7. vectigals
  8. vection
  9. vections
  10. vectis
  11. Vectisian

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