escuage

Etymology
, from ; in Modern English, remodelled on the Old French etymon.

Noun

 * 1)  Payment to a lord in lieu of military service.
 * 2) * 1829, George Crabb, History of English Law, 1831 American Edition, |%22escuages%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZupyT-XOFa-5iAewt_DjDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22escuage%22|%22escuages%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 374,
 * When the escuage which was to be paid was uncertain, being more or less according to the pleasure of the king or the assessment of parliament ; then the tenure by escuage was a sort of knight′s service.
 * 1) * 1866, Land Tax, entry in William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (editors), A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art, Volume 2, page 308,
 * These escuages were virtually a very heavy land tax
 * 1) * 1866, Land Tax, entry in William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (editors), A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art, Volume 2, page 308,
 * These escuages were virtually a very heavy land tax

Etymology
Either from, or.

Noun

 * 1)  medieval payment to a lord