Escots

/ɛˈskɑts/ noun

Definition

Plural of escot; multiple shares of a bill, charges, or payments owed.

Etymology

Plural form of 'escot,' formed with the regular English plural suffix '-s.' Represents multiple instances of shared payments or portions of a reckoning.

Kelly Says

When medieval people said they had 'many escots to settle,' they meant complicated accounts at different taverns—kind of like having multiple unpaid Venmo requests, a problem that's thousands of years old despite the different technology.

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