Definition of head money in English:

head money

noun ˈhɛd ˌmʌni

1Money paid as a poll tax or capitation fee; specifically one paid by a tenant or vassal to a lord or superior. Compare "headage", head penny. Now chiefly historical.
2Money paid for each person brought, captured, killed, etc.; a financial reward offered for capturing or killing someone, a bounty; specifically money paid for each prisoner taken at sea.

Early 16th century; earliest use found in 2nd Baron Berners (c1467–1533), soldier, diplomat, and translator. From head + money.

nounˈhɛd ˌmʌni

1Money paid as a poll tax or capitation fee; specifically one paid by a tenant or vassal to a lord or superior. Compare "headage", head penny. Now chiefly historical.
2Money paid for each person brought, captured, killed, etc.; a financial reward offered for capturing or killing someone, a bounty; specifically money paid for each prisoner taken at sea.

Early 16th century; earliest use found in 2nd Baron Berners (c1467–1533), soldier, diplomat, and translator. From head + money.

单词	head money
释义	Definition of head money in English: head money noun ˈhɛd ˌmʌni 1Money paid as a poll tax or capitation fee; specifically one paid by a tenant or vassal to a lord or superior. Compare "headage", head penny. Now chiefly historical. 2Money paid for each person brought, captured, killed, etc.; a financial reward offered for capturing or killing someone, a bounty; specifically money paid for each prisoner taken at sea. Origin Early 16th century; earliest use found in 2nd Baron Berners (c1467–1533), soldier, diplomat, and translator. From head + money. Definition of head money in US English: head money nounˈhɛd ˌmʌni 1Money paid as a poll tax or capitation fee; specifically one paid by a tenant or vassal to a lord or superior. Compare "headage", head penny. Now chiefly historical. 2Money paid for each person brought, captured, killed, etc.; a financial reward offered for capturing or killing someone, a bounty; specifically money paid for each prisoner taken at sea. Origin Early 16th century; earliest use found in 2nd Baron Berners (c1467–1533), soldier, diplomat, and translator. From head + money.
随便看	PINC pincase pince pince-nez pince-nez'd pince-nezed pince-nezs pincens pincer pincered pincer-leg pincerlike pincer movement pincer movements pincers pincerwise pincette pinch pinch- pinchable pinch back pinchbar pinch batter pinchbeck pinchbecks