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TRUAGE
Tru"age, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. truage a tax. See True.]
1. A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.
2. A tax or impost; tribute. [Obs.] R. of Gloucester.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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