wax scot

wax scot (wak skot), n. [fr. Old English sceotan “contribution, tax”] Hist. A duty on wax candles used in churches, usu. paid twice a year. — Also termed cerage (seer-ij); ceratium (si-ray-shee-[schwa]m).

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词条贡献者

双语律师Peter，毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及基础建设领域的法律文件。