Carucage

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A taxation of land by the caruca or carue. The caruca was as much land as a man could cultivate in a year and a day with a single plough (caruca). Carucage, earugage, or carnage was the tribute paid for each caruca by the carucarius, or tenant. Spelman; Cowell.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A tax on land ploughable with one plough.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A taxation of land by the caruca. The act of plowing. The caruca was as much land as a man could cultivate In a year and a day with a single plow (caruca). Carucage, carugage, or caruage was the tribuate paid for each caruca by the carucarius, or t. uant. Spelman, Gloss.; Cowell.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. A kind of tax or tribute anciently imposed upon every plow, (carue or plow-land,) for the public service. Speiman.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. carucagium, from caruca, a plough.] In old English law. A kind of tax or tribute anciently imposed upon every plough, (carue or plough land) for the public service. Spelman, voc. Caruca. Called by Bracton, (fol. 87,) caruagium; by other writers caruage, and carvage. Cowell. Blount, voc. Carucata. Termes de la ley.