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soulscot
Soulscot (noun) means Historically, a payment made at a funeral, usually to the local priest who had led the service.
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Historically, a payment made at a funeral, usually to the local priest who had led the service.
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Etymology
From Middle English saulesoth, *soulescot, from sāwolsċeatt (“an ecclesiastical due, to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them in his behalf”), equivalent to soul + scot.
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What is the meaning of soulscot?
"soulscot" (noun) means historically, a payment made at a funeral, usually to the local priest who had led the service.
