n. hist. a payment corresponding to a modern tax, rate, etc. pay 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) ]
SCOT
Meaning of SCOT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012