head-money
1Head money — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
2head money — noun 1. : head tax 2. : money paid for killing or capturing a person (as an outlaw) : bounty * * * 1. a tax of so much per head or person. 2. a reward paid for capturing or killing an outlaw, fugitive, or the like. [1520 30] * * * head money n …
3head money — A sum of money reckoned at a fixed amount for each head (person) in a designated class. Particularly (1) a capitation tax or poll tax. (2) A bounty offered by the laws of the United States for each person on board an enemy s ship or vessel, at… …
4head money — A sum of money reckoned at a fixed amount for each head (person) in a designated class. Particularly (1) a capitation tax or poll tax. (2) A bounty offered by the laws of the United States for each person on board an enemy s ship or vessel, at… …
5Head Money Cases — SCOTUSCase Litigants=The Head Money Cases ArgueDateA=November 19 ArgueDateB=20 ArgueYear=1884 DecideDate=December 8 DecideYear=1884 FullName=Edye and Another v. Robertson, Collector; Cunard Steamship Company v. Robertson; Same v. Same USVol=112… …
6head money — /ˈhɛd mʌni/ (say hed munee) noun 1. a tax of so much per head or person. 2. a reward paid for each person captured or brought in. 3. a reward for the killing, and sometimes for the actual head, of an outlaw or enemy …
7head money — A gratuity distributed among the officers and crew of a ship in the same manner as prize money is distributed. A reward for the taking of a person wanted for prosecution, or an escaped convict, dead or alive. An admission tax …
8head money — 1. a tax of so much per head or person. 2. a reward paid for capturing or killing an outlaw, fugitive, or the like. [1520 30] * * * …
9head-money — n. Poll tax, capitation tax …
10head-money — …
