soulscot

English

noun
Definitions
  • (ecclesiastical law) A funeral payment, formerly made at the grave, usually to the parish priest in whose church service for the departed had been said; a mortuary.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *soule-scot inherited from Old English sāwlsċeat affix from English soul + English scot (fine, payment, contribution).

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English

scot

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fine, payment, contribution

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Property

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