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tax gatherer — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑tax * * * tax gatherer, Archaic. a tax collector … Useful english dictionary
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tax farmer — noun (esp historical) A tax gatherer who pays a fixed sum for the right to collect taxes, retaining the revenue as income • • • Main Entry: ↑tax * * * tax farmer, (formerly) a person who bought from his government the privilege of being tax… … Useful english dictionary
History of tax resistance — Tax resistance has probably existed as long as those in a position of power have imposed taxes. This page describes briefly some notable historical examples of tax resistance.Jewish Zealots, 1st century A.D.In the first century A.D., Jewish… … Wikipedia
Gatherer — Recorded as Gath, Garth, Gather, Gawther (English), and Gatherer (Scottish), this is a surname of pre 7th century Olde English origins. If residential it derives from the word garth, meaning a yard or enclosure, and describes a person who lives… … Surnames reference
tax collector — Synonyms and related words: Internal Revenue Service, accumulator, assessor, bill collector, collection agent, collector, connoisseur, customhouse, customs, douanier, dunner, exciseman, farmer, gatherer, magpie, miser, pack rat, publican,… … Moby Thesaurus
gatherer — noun 1. a person who gathers they were a society of hunters and gatherers • Derivationally related forms: ↑gather • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Land Tax Reform (Japan 1873) — The Japanese Land Tax Reform of 1873, or chisokaisei (地租改正?) was started by the Meiji Government in 1873, or the 6th year of the Meiji era. It was a major restructuring of the previous land taxation system, and established the right of private… … Wikipedia
Toll gatherer — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
St. Matthew — St. Matthew † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Matthew Apostle and evangelist. The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew Mattija, being shortened to Mattai in post Biblical Hebrew. In Greek it is sometimes spelled Maththaios, B D, and… … Catholic encyclopedia
