noun🔗ShareTaxe localeA local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff."The farmer complained that the scots he paid to the sheriff were too high, leaving him little profit from his harvest. "Le fermier s'est plaint que la taxe locale qu'il payait au shérif était trop élevée, ce qui lui laissait peu de profit de sa récolte.governmenteconomyfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading