A historical feudal tax or rent paid in corn or grain instead of money.
From Old English corn (grain) + age (suffix indicating tax or payment). Common in medieval England, where lords collected taxes in the form of agricultural products rather than currency. The practice reflects pre-monetary economic systems.
Before money was everywhere, entire economies ran on trading actual stuff—imagine paying your taxes in bushels of wheat instead of dollars, which is exactly what cornage was!
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