lot and scot

lot and scot
In English law, certain duties which formerly had to be paid by those who claimed to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they were entitled to vote

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  • lot and scot — See scot and lot …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • lot and scot — In English law, certain duties which formerly had to be paid by those who claimed to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they were entitled to vote …   Black's law dictionary

  • Scot and lot — (0. Fr. escot , AS. sceot , a payment; lot, a portion or share) is a phrase common in the records of English medieval boroughs, applied to those householders who were assessed for a tax (such as tallage) paid to the borough for local or national… …   Wikipedia

  • Scot and lot — Scot Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. [ e]cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot, to contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.] A portion of money assessed or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scot — Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. [ e]cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot, to contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.] A portion of money assessed or paid;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lot — (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human design or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scot and lot — (del francés clásico escot, anglosajón sceot, es un pago; un lote, una porción o impuesto) es una frase común en los documentos ingleses de origen medieval.[1] Se solía emplear en aquellos impuestos de carácter urbano (como el tallaje). Se… …   Wikipedia Español

  • scot — [skät] n. [ME < ON skot, tribute, SHOT1] money assessed or paid; tax; levy scot and lot 1. an old parish tax in Great Britain, assessed according to ability to pay 2. in full: in the phrase pay scot and lot …   English World dictionary

  • Scot free — (scot free), falsch auch scott free (scott free) ist eine idiomatische Wendung in der englischen Sprache, die in Redewendungen wie to get off scot free , to escape scot free oder to go scot free gebraucht wird, die alle so viel bedeuten wie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • scot — 1 n ( es/ u) 1. a shot, shooting; 2. a shot, missile, what is shot forth; 3. a rapid movement, rapid motion, darting; 4. a scot (as in scot and lot, scot free); 4a. gescot scot, payment; 5. a building; 6. private apartment, sanctum, chancel, a… …   Old to modern English dictionary

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