escuage

noun

es·​cu·​age

ˈeˌskyüij,

ˈeskyəwii

plural -s

1

: the military service required of a knight incident to his fee

2

: scutage

Word History

Etymology

Middle French escuage, from Old French, from escu shield (from Latin scutum) + -age

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