pacht

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noun

A system of tax farming in the Dutch Republic, where tax was not collected by the government, but by a private individual who had leased the right to collect the tax.

Scrabble 12

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nounpacht (plural pachts)

plural pachts

  1. historicalA system of tax farming in the Dutch Republic, where tax was not collected by the government, but by a private individual who had leased the right to collect the tax.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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