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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In old English law. A tax or tribute; one's share of a contribution.

— Scot and lot. In English law. The name of a customary contribution, laid upon all subjects according to their ability. Brown.

— Scot and lot voters. In English law. Voters in certnin boroughs entitled to the franchise in virtue of their paying this contribution. 2 Steph. Comm. 360.