A feudal tax or payment due from a tenant or vassal to a lord; an archaic or obsolete feudal obligation.
From Old French 'charger' (to load or charge) and 'faire' (to do or make). This term represents medieval feudal fiscal obligations that have largely disappeared.
Chargfaires were literally fees just for existing on someone's land—medieval peasants had to pay taxes for every conceivable action, making modern taxes look like a bargain.
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