hidage

noun

hid·​age

ˈhīdij

plural -s

old English law

1

: a tax or tribute paid to the royal exchequer for every hide of land

2

: the value or measure assessed as a basis for hidage

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin hidagium, from hida hide (from Middle English hyde) + -agium -age

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