A monetary unit or tribute system used historically in some regions of the Middle East or Mediterranean, often spelled 'caraji.'
From Persian or Ottoman Turkish origins, referring to a tax or fee system. The term entered European languages through medieval and early modern trade and diplomatic records.
This word is a window into how complex medieval tax systems were—so complex that rulers had special names for different types of payments and tributes!
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