chowt

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of chout. British,India,alt-of,alternative,countable
    — Another claim, called chowt, was levied by the powerful Mahratta after plundering Surat (A.D. 1670) ; it amounted to one-fourth of the revenue, and exempted the district from plunder as long as it was regularly paid. This kind of black-mail was afterwards enforced by every Mahratta chief to the extent of his power.

词形变化

chowts plural

词源

Borrowed from Marathi चौथ (cauth, “one quarter”).
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