hearth tax
property tax in certain countries during the medieval and early modern period, levied on each hearth (thus by proxy on each family unit)
en-US/ˈhɑɹθ ˈtæks/
en-GB/ˈhɑːθ ˈtæks/
property tax in certain countries during the medieval and early modern period, levied on each hearth (thus by proxy on each family unit)