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Scutage

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Escuage.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In feudal law. A tax or contribution raised by those that held lands by knight's service, towards furnishing the king's army, at the rate of one, two or three marks for every knight's fee. A pecuniary composition or commutation made by a tenant by knight-service in lieu of actual service. 2 Bl. Comm. 74 A pecuniary aid or tribute originally reserved by particniar lords, instead or in lieu of personal service, varying in amount according to the expenditure which the lord had to incur in his personal attendance upon the king in his wars. Wright, Ten. 121134.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Scutagium, I.

In old English law. A commutation by a tenant by knight service, in lieu of actual service. Scutagium [nominatur] quia talis praestatio pertinet ad scutum quod assumitnr

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

The payment made by tenants in chivalry, in lieu of personal service. Cmvd; 1 Bl. Com. 310; 2 Id. 74. A tax or contribution raised by those that held lands by knight service, towards furnishing the king's army, at one, two, or three marks for every knight's fee. Wharton. Se defendendo. In defending himself. A phrase used in expressing the rule as to homicide committed in selfdefence.