( n. )
A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject.
( n. )
A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012