Hearthpenny

/ˈhɑːrθˌpɛni/ noun

Definition

A historical tax or fee paid to a feudal lord or church, historically based on the number of hearths (fireplaces) in a house as a sign of wealth and size.

Etymology

Compound of 'hearth' (Old English 'hearþ') + 'penny' (Old English 'penig'). Medieval tax collectors counted hearths as a measure of property value since more hearths indicated larger, wealthier homes.

Kelly Says

The 'hearthpenny' reveals medieval tax logic: they taxed hearths because they literally couldn't see inside homes to count other possessions, so the number of chimneys became the government's first standardized way to estimate household wealth—an early form of property assessment.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የትንሽ ገንዘብ
ye-tin-sh gen-ze-b
ARالعربية
قليل من المال
qalil min al-mal
BNবাংলা
ছোট্ট অর্থ
chhot-to or-tho
CACatalà
una mica de diners
oo-na mee-ca deh di-ners
CSČeština
malá částka peněz
ma-la chast-ka pee-ne-z
DADansk
en lille sum
en lee-le soom
DEDeutsch
ein kleines Geld
ayn kle-nes gehl
ELΕλληνικά
μικρή ποσότητα χρήματος
mi-kri po-so-ti-ta kree-ma-to
ESEspañol
una pequeña cantidad de dinero
oo-na pee-kay-nya kan-ti-dad deh dee-ne-ro
FAفارسی
مقدار کمی پول
mo-daar ko-mi pool
FISuomi
pieni summa rahaa
pee-nee soo-ma ra-haa
FRFrançais
une petite somme d'argent
oon peh-tee sohm deh ar-jan
GUGU
એક નાની રકમ
aek na-ni rak-am
HAHA
kudin kwanci
koo-din kwan-ci
HEעברית
כמות קטנה של כסף
kmo-t ka-tan-ah shel k-saf
HIहिन्दी
थोड़ी रकम
tho-dee rak-am
HUMagyar
kis összeg pénz
kis oo-seg pe-nz
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedikit uang
se-di-kit oo-ang
IGIG
akwụkwọ obere
ak-wu-kwo oo-be-re
ITItaliano
una piccola somma di denaro
oo-na pee-ka-la so-mma dee de-na-ro
JA日本語
炉辺銭
ro-hen-zen
KKKK
бірлік мөлшер
bir-lik mo-l-sher
KMKM
ចំនួន តូច
chom-noen to-ch
KO한국어
난로 돈
nan-ro don
MRMR
लहान रक्कम
la-han rak-kam
MSBahasa Melayu
sedikit wang
se-di-kit wa-ng
MYမြန်မာ
ငါးငါး ငွေ
nga-nga ngwe
NLNederlands
een klein beetje geld
een klein bee-te-gel
NONorsk
en liten sum
en lee-ten soom
PAPA
ਕਿਛુ ਰਕਮ
kischhu rak-am
PLPolski
mała kwota pieniędzy
ma-la kwo-ta pee-ne-dzh
PTPortuguês
uma pequena quantia de dinheiro
oo-ma pee-kay-na kwan-ti-a deh dee-ne-ro
RORomână
o sumă mică de bani
o soo-ma mee-ca deh ba-ni
RUРусский
немного денег
nem-no-go de-ne-y
SVSvenska
ett litet belopp
ett lee-tet be-lo-pp
SWKiswahili
kidogo pesa
ki-do-go pe-sa
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு சிறிய தொகை
oor si-ri-ya to-kai
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న మొత్తం
chin-na mo-tham
THไทย
เงินเล็กน้อย
gen lek noy
TLTL
kaunting na pera
kaw-nting na pe-ra
TRTürkçe
küçük bir miktar para
koo-chook bir mi-ktar pa-ra
UKУкраїнська
маленька сума грошей
ma-len-ka soo-ma gro-shey
URاردو
چھوٹی رقم
cho-o-ti ra-qam
VITiếng Việt
một khoản nhỏ tiền
mot khoan nho tien
YOYO
àwọn owo kekere
aw-on oo-wo ke-ke-re
ZH中文
炉边钱
lú biān qián
ZUZU
isigamu esinye
ee-si-ga-mu ee-sin-ye

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