FIFTEENTHS
\fˈɪftiːnθs], \fˈɪftiːnθs], \f_ˈɪ_f_t_iː_n_θ_s]\
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In English law. This was originally a tax or tribute, levied at intervalsby act of parliament, consisting of one-fifteenth of all the movable property of thesubject or personalty in every city, township. and borough. I'nder Edward III., thetaxable property was assessed, and the value of its fifteenth part (then about
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.