Romgescot
Old English
Etymology
By surface analysis, Rōm (“Rome”) + ġesċot (“contribution, local tax”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːm.jeʃ.ʃot/
Proper noun
Rōmġesċot n
- the Peter's pence or alms-fee
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Róm-gescot”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.