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Ship money   /ʃɪp mˈəni/   Listen
Ship money

noun
1.
An impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense.





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"Ship money" Quotes from Famous Books



... proclamations issued by his Sowship in direct violation of law. He revived the detested Forest laws, and took private property to himself as his forest right. Above all, he determined to have what was called Ship Money; that is to say, money for the support of the fleet—not only from the seaports, but from all the counties of England: having found out that, in some ancient time or other, all the counties paid it. The grievance of this ship money being somewhat too strong, JOHN ...
— A Child's History of England • Charles Dickens


Words linked to "Ship money" :   customs, custom, impost, customs duty


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