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Definition of: Danegeld
(dān′geld′) noun
An annual tax imposed about the end of the tenth century in Britain, originally to pay for protection against the Danes, but later continued by the Normans as a land tax. Also Dane′gelt′ (-gelt′). [<Scand. Cf. O Dan. Danegjeld.]
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