chiefage

English

Alternative forms

• chevage
• chivage

Etymology

From Old French chevage, from chief (“head”). See chief.

Noun

chiefage (uncountable)

1. (obsolete or historical) A tribute by the chief; a kind of poll tax.

References

• “chiefage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.