Romgescot

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, Rōm (“Rome”) +‎ ġesċot (“contribution, local tax”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːm.jeʃ.ʃot/

Proper noun

Rōmġesċot n

1. the Peter's pence or alms-fee

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Róm-gescot”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.