FUMAGE

Etymology

Noun

fumage (uncountable)

hearth tax

Source: Wiktionary


Fu"mage, n. Etym: [OF. fumage, fumaige, fr. L. fumus smoke.]

Definition: Hearth money. Fumage, or fuage, vulgarly called smoke farthings. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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