SCOT


Meaning of SCOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skɔt ]

n. hist. a payment corresponding to a modern tax, rate, etc. øpay scot and lot share the financial burdens of a borough etc. (and so be allowed to vote). scot-free unharmed; unpunished; safe. [ME f. ON skot & f. OF escot, of Gmc orig.: cf. SHOT(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.