maletote

== English == === Alternative forms === maletolt, maltolte, maltolt === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English maltode, from Anglo-Norman maltolt (“unjust tax”), from Medieval Latin malatolta, from mala (“evil”) + tolta (“tax”), the latter from tollīta (“raised”), used in Medieval Latin as past participle of Classical Latin tollō. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæl.təʊt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæl.toʊt/ === Noun === maletote (plural maletotes) (historical, originally derogatory) An arbitrary tax; in particular, a levy imposed by the English monarch on a certain good beyond ordinary customs duties. === Anagrams === matelote