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hundredpenny
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A quick definition of hundredpenny:
Term: HUNDREDPENNY
Definition: In the past, people used to pay a tax or dues called hundredpenny. It was a tax that was collected from a group of one hundred people.
Example: In medieval times, the lord of the manor would collect a hundredpenny from every hundred people living in the area.
A more thorough explanation:
HUNDREDPENNY
hundredpenny (hən-drəd-pen-ee), n. Hist. A tax or dues that were levied in a hundred during medieval times.
For example, in medieval England, a hundredpenny was a tax of one penny per household in a hundred.
This means that if there were 100 households in a hundred, each household would have to pay one penny as a tax or due. The term "hundredpenny" comes from the fact that it was levied in a hundred, which was a geographic and administrative division in medieval England.