scutage
/ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/noun
scutage is spelled S-C-U-T-A-G-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scutage means “A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scutage is scutages.
How many letters and syllables are in scutage?
| Letters | 7: S-C-U-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scutage?
Scutage appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scutage?
- /ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scutage
- scutages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scutage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source of revenue in England in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scutage come from?
From Middle English scutage, from Medieval Latin scutagium, from Latin scutum (“shield”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).