head money

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head money

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obsolete, uncountable Poll tax. to be taxt by the poul, to be scons't our head money, our tuppences in their Chaunlerly Shop-book of Easter
obsolete, uncountable A reward paid per person captured at sea etc.
obsolete, uncountable A reward for a proscribed outlaw's head.

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@misc{head_money_2026,
  title = {head money},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/head%20money},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}