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ship money

A tax once levied on English maritime towns and shires to provide ships for war.

ship money

(Historical Terms) English history a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640

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ship money - an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense

customs, customs duty, impost, custom - money collected under a tariff

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