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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 436 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CARUCATE, or CARRUCATE (from the Med.
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Lat. carrucata, from carruca, a wheeled plough) , a measure of
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land, based probably on the
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area that could be ploughed by a team of oxen in a
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year; hence " carucage " means a tax levied on each "
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carucate " of land (see HIDE) .

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