chevage

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noun

A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per person.

OriginOld French chevage →
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Meanings

nounchevage (plural chevages)

plural chevages · alternative chiefage · alternative chivage

  1. A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per person.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchchevage
  2. Englishchevage

Old French chevage, from chief (“head”) + -age.

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APA

chevage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevage

MLA

“chevage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chevage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevage.

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