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maletote.

An arbitrary tax; in particular, a levy imposed by the English monarch on a certain good beyond ordinary customs duties.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmæl.təʊt/UK/ˈmæl.toʊt/US
  1. An arbitrary tax; in particular, a levy imposed by the English monarch on a certain good beyond ordinary customs duties.

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English maltode, from Anglo-Norman maltolt (“unjust tax”), from Medieval Latin malatolta, from mala (“evil”) + tolta (“tax”), the latter from tollīta (“raised”), used in Medieval Latin as past participle of Classical Latin tollō.

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