Hearth
41hearth money — chimney money, or hearth money A tax levied in England by St. 14 Car. II, c. 10, consisting of two shillings on every hearth or stove in the kingdom. It was extremely unpopular, and was abolished by 1 W. & M., St. 1, c. 10. This tax was otherwise …
42hearth money — chimney money, or hearth money A tax levied in England by St. 14 Car. II, c. 10, consisting of two shillings on every hearth or stove in the kingdom. It was extremely unpopular, and was abolished by 1 W. & M., St. 1, c. 10. This tax was otherwise …
43hearth money — noun an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see • Syn: ↑Peter s pence • Hypernyms: ↑offering * * * noun 1. : peter s pence 2. : a 17th century English tax of two shillings o …
44hearth-penny — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English herthpeny, from Old English heorthpenig; from heorth hearth + penig penny more at hearth, penny : peter penny …
45hearth money — Peter Pe ter, n. A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, [1913 Webster] {Peter boat}, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers. {Peter Funk}, the… …
46Hearth son — A hearth son was, in medieval England, a younger son of a landed knight or baron, who due to the laws of feudal inheritance, did not have his own land. Unlike in Anglo Saxon times, when land was split between surviving sons, during the Middle… …
47hearth rival — obsolete a mistress Not to mention the rivalry in bed: She must have been Njal s mistress at some time or what the Norsemen charmingly have called Bergthora s hearth rival . (Balchin, 1964) …
48hearth and home — literary your family and home. His first loyalties are to hearth and home …
49hearth money — A duty or tax laid by the king upon the hearth of every dwelling; abolished in 1688 by the statute 1 W. & M., st. 1, c. 10. See 1 Bl Comm 324 …
50hearth — noun /hɑːθ/ a) A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven b) An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a …
