Fifteenth

English Law: Fifteenth in the Past

The name of a tax (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) levied by authority of parliament for the use of the king, which consisted of one-fifteenth part of the goods of those who are depending on it. T. L [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about fifteenth is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including fifteenth.

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