churchscot en · NOUN
Etymology
From church + scot, and probably also absorbing earlier Middle English chirshet, cherset, chershet ("customary rent paid for the support of the church"; > modern English churchset), from Old English ċiriċsċeatt (“tax or rent paid to the church, church-money, churchscot”), thus also equivalent to church + scat.
Meanings
- (countable, historical, uncountable) A payment once paid to support the clergy, sometimes in the form of livestock, grain, or other crops.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| churchshot | alternative | lexicographic | |
| churchscots | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| church scot | alternative | lexicographic |