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lot and scott
The term is a contraction of 'scot and lot'. Scot was the tax and 'lot' was the sum of that tax that was then handed over to poor relief.
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From my quick Google search (I know, I’m bored) apparently the term is actually scot-free. From this link: Sceot is the Old English for “a tax.” Scot and lot was a medieval muncipa...
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These cases all failed but Scott was later made a free man by his 'owners', ... In fact, the phrase isn't 'scott free', it is 'scot free' and it has nothing at all to do with Dred Scott.
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Scot and lot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scot and lot (from Old French escot, Old English sceot, a payment; lot, a portion or share) is a phrase common in the records of English medieval boroughs, ... |
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In English law. Certain duties which must be paid by those who claim to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they are.
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Aug 29, 1998 ... To pay scot and lot, therefore, is to pay the ordinary tributes and also the ... To be "at scot and lot" meant having a share in the obligations and ...
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British History. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community. Idiom. 2. pay scot and lot, to pay in full; settle finally. :10. :09. :08. :07 ...
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Oct 24, 1998 ... This tax was called a scot, as an abbreviation of the full term scot and lot, where scot was the sum to be paid and lot was one's allotted share.
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lot and scott
