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lot and scot — In English law, certain duties which formerly had to be paid by those who claimed to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they were entitled to vote … Black's law dictionary
lot and scot — In English law, certain duties which formerly had to be paid by those who claimed to exercise the elective franchise within certain cities and boroughs, before they were entitled to vote … Black's law dictionary
Scot and lot — (0. Fr. escot , AS. sceot , a payment; lot, a portion or share) is a phrase common in the records of English medieval boroughs, applied to those householders who were assessed for a tax (such as tallage) paid to the borough for local or national… … Wikipedia
Scot and lot — Scot Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. [ e]cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot, to contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.] A portion of money assessed or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scot — Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. [ e]cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot, to contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.] A portion of money assessed or paid;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lot — (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human design or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scot and lot — (del francés clásico escot, anglosajón sceot, es un pago; un lote, una porción o impuesto) es una frase común en los documentos ingleses de origen medieval.[1] Se solía emplear en aquellos impuestos de carácter urbano (como el tallaje). Se… … Wikipedia Español
scot — [skät] n. [ME < ON skot, tribute, SHOT1] money assessed or paid; tax; levy scot and lot 1. an old parish tax in Great Britain, assessed according to ability to pay 2. in full: in the phrase pay scot and lot … English World dictionary
Scot free — (scot free), falsch auch scott free (scott free) ist eine idiomatische Wendung in der englischen Sprache, die in Redewendungen wie to get off scot free , to escape scot free oder to go scot free gebraucht wird, die alle so viel bedeuten wie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
scot — 1 n ( es/ u) 1. a shot, shooting; 2. a shot, missile, what is shot forth; 3. a rapid movement, rapid motion, darting; 4. a scot (as in scot and lot, scot free); 4a. gescot scot, payment; 5. a building; 6. private apartment, sanctum, chancel, a… … Old to modern English dictionary
