ES'CUAGE, noun [Latin scutum, a shield.] In feudal law, service of the shield, called also scutage; a species of tenure by knight service, by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war; afterwards exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.