Definition
A medieval tax or fee paid to a lord or monarch, often as a substitute for military service or as a payment on certain types of merchandise.
Etymology
From Old French cuinage, derived from Latin cuneum or related to the concept of 'coining' (creating coins as payment). The -age suffix indicates a tax or duty system.
Kelly Says
Cuinage reveals how medieval economies worked—instead of fighting in wars, merchants could pay money, creating an early version of what we'd now call a 'buyout clause' in contracts!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ (Minch)
min-ch
ARالعربية
عملات معدنية (Amalat ma'dinīyah)
a-ma-lat ma-di-ni-yah
BNবাংলা
মুদ্রণ (Mudraṇa)
mu-dra-na
CACatalà
cuinage
kwee-nazh
CSČeština
cuinage
kwee-nazh
DADansk
cuinage
kwee-nazh
DEDeutsch
Cuñage
kwee-na-ge
ELΕλληνικά
κοπή νομισμάτων (Kopí nomismáton)
ko-pi no-mis-ma-ton
ESEspañol
cuñación
kwe-nya-thohn
FAفارسی
ضرب سکه (Darb-e sakeh)
darb-e sa-keh
FISuomi
cuinage
kwee-nazh
FRFrançais
cuinage
kwee-nazh
GUGU
કુણાજ (Kunaaj)
ku-na-aj
HEעברית
שטרות מטבע (Sheturat matbea)
she-tu-rot mat-bea
HIहिन्दी
मुद्राणु (Mudrāṇu)
mu-dra-n-u
HUMagyar
cuinage
kwee-nazh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cuinage
kwee-nazh
ITItaliano
cunage
kwee-nazh
JA日本語
貨幣鋳造 (Kakibi chūzō)
ka-ki-bi chu-zo
KMKM
ចេញសេចក្តី (Chēnj sēchak)
che-nj se-chak
KO한국어
동전 제작 (Dongjeon jejak)
dong-jeon je-jak
MRMR
कूइनेज (Kūinej)
koo-i-nej
MSBahasa Melayu
cuinage
kwee-nazh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျပ်ပြုတ် (Kyap pyauk)
kya-p pyauk
NLNederlands
cuinage
kwee-nazh
NONorsk
cuinage
kwee-nazh
PAPA
ਕੁਣਾਜ (Kunaaj)
ku-na-aj
PLPolski
cuinage
kwee-nazh
PTPortuguês
cunhagem
kwe-nyagem
RORomână
cuinage
kwee-nazh
RUРусский
чеканка (Chekanka)
che-kan-ka
SVSvenska
cuinage
kwee-nazh
SWKiswahili
cuinage
kwee-nazh
TAதமிழ்
நாணயம் தயாரிப்பு (Nāṇayam thāyaruppu)
na-na-yam tha-ya-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
硬貨 తయారీ (Hardhē tayārī)
har-dhe ta-ya-ri
THไทย
การตีเหรียญ (การตีเหรียญ)
gaan-tee-yuen
TRTürkçe
cuinage
kwee-nazh
UKУкраїнська
чеканка (Chekanka)
che-kan-ka
URاردو
شکلات (Shaklat)
sha-kla-t
VITiếng Việt
cuinage
kwee-nazh