chiefage
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French chevage, from chief (“head”). See chief.
Noun edit
chiefage (uncountable)
- (obsolete or historical) A tribute by the chief; a kind of poll tax.
References edit
- “chiefage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.