SCAVAGES

Noun

scavages

plural of scavage

Verb

scavages

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scavage

Source: Wiktionary


SCAVAGE

Scav"age (; 48), n. Etym: [LL. scavagium, fr. AS. sceáwian to lock at to inspect. See Show.] (O.Eng. Law)

Definition: A toll duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts. Cowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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