scot

Definitions


[skɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a native of Scotland or a person of Scottish descent


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Origin:
Old English Scottas (plural), from late Latin Scottus, of unknown ultimate origin


[skɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a payment corresponding to a modern tax, rate, or other assessed contribution


Phrases:
- scot and lot

Origin:
late Old English, from Old Norse skot ‘a shot’, reinforced by Old French escot, of Germanic origin; related to shot




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