Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tribute by the head; a poll-tax.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A tribute by the head; a capitation tax.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
tribute by thehead ; apoll tax .
Etymologies
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Old French chevage, from chief head. See chief.
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