scot and lot

English

Noun

scot and lot (uncountable)

(UK, historical) A parish tax laid on subjects according to their ability.
Obligations of every kind regarded collectively.
- 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Compensation:
  Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay scot and lot as they go along.

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