scavage

scavage means A tax on non-resident merchant goods by city officials for resident merchant advantage, similar to a tariff.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scavage ranks #11,195 of 42,785 for Qualifying.

Etymology

From Middle English scavage, schevage, schewage, from Anglo-Norman escavage, escauwage, alteration of earlier escauvinghe (“scavage”), from Middle English shewing, schewing (“inspection, examination, show”), from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, seeing, contemplation, consideration, respect, regard, reconnoitering, surveying, inspection, examination, scrutiny, a spectacle, show, appearance, pretence, a showing, exhibiting, manifestation, toll on exposure of goods”), equivalent to show + -ing. Doublet of shewage.

noun

A tax on non-resident merchant goods by city officials for resident merchant advantage, similar to a tariff.

verb

To act as a scavenger, to scavenge.

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

scavengery 63% match — The act of scavenging. vs scavage →
scutage 61% match — A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. vs scavage →
scavengeable 59% match — Capable of being scavenged. vs scavage →
scavenge 58% match — To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material. vs scavage →
scot 57% match — A person born in or native to Scotland. vs scavage →
barbicanage 54% match — A tax, similar to murage, paid for the upkeep of a barbican. vs scavage →
scavenging 54% match — That eats carrion vs scavage →
scavengeability 54% match — The condition of being scavengeable vs scavage →