Definition of chevage. Meaning of chevage. Synonyms of chevage

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Definition of chevage

Chevage
Chevage Che"vage (ch[=e]"v[asl]j), n. See Chiefage. [Obs.]
chevage
Chiefage Chief"age (-[asl]j), n. [OF. chevage, fr. chief head. See Chief.] A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also chevage and chivage.] [Obs.]

Meaning of chevage from wikipedia

- A chie****e, or chevage, according to Henry de Bracton, was a tribute by the head; or a kind of poll-money paid by those who held lands in villeinage,...
- lib. I, tit. xxvii, "De Officio custodis" Kupper, Jean-Louis (2017). "Du chevage et de la ministérialité en Hesbaye". In Dierkens, Alain; Schroeder, Nicolas;...
- These were also customary duties paid to the lord of the manor: Merchet Chevage Gies, Joseph (2014). Life in a Medieval Village. United States: Harper...
- lib. I, tit. xxvii, "De officio custodis" Kupper, Jean-Louis (2017). "Du chevage et de la ministérialité en Hesbaye". In Dierkens, Alain; Schroeder, Nicolas;...
- labourers who had previously known greater prosperity, even small fines, chevage, and customary emblems of authority became intolerable. In East Anglia...