01 n. Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was afterwa…
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Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction. Called also scutage.(Feud. Law) Also: scutage