scutage

[ skyoo-tij ]

/ ˈskyu tɪdʒ /

(in the feudal system) a payment exacted by a lord in lieu of military service due to him by the holder of a fee.

Origin of scutage

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word scūtāgium. See scutum, -age

scurry, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut, scuta, scutage, scutari, scutate, scutch, scutch grass, scutcheon

For these services he had scutage of all his tenants in twenty counties in England!

The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple |Charles G. Addison
Pershore paid on three in the first scutage, protesting that it was only liable to two, and from 1168 it was only rated at two.

Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries |J.H. Round
But, for our present purpose, we must confine ourselves to the scutage proper.

Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries |J.H. Round
This tax was called the scutage, and amounted to three pounds English, or forty Angevin shillings, for each knight's fee.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous

The case of Westminster presents considerable difficulty, the entries relating to its payments of scutage being very puzzling.

Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries |J.H. Round

scutage

/ (ˈskjuːtɪdʒ) /

(in feudal society) a payment sometimes exacted by a lord from his vassal in lieu of military service

C15: from Medieval Latin scūtāgium, literally: shield dues, from Latin scūtum a shield