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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

FOCAGE. Hearth-money.

A tax laid upon each fireplace or hearth. 1 Bla. Com. 324; Spelman, Gloss. A shilling for every hearth, levied by the Black Prince in his dukedom of Aquitaine.