lightscot

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noun

A tax exacted to pay for candles or oil for lighting church lamps.

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Meanings

nounlightscot (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA tax exacted to pay for candles or oil for lighting church lamps.

Origin

From light + scot.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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