To pay scot and lot

To pay scot and lot
Lot Lot (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle['o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate. [1913 Webster]

But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots. [1913 Webster]

The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. --Prov. xvi. 33. [1913 Webster]

If we draw lots, he speeds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning. [1913 Webster]

O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's Enough to bear. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

He was but born to try The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot. [1913 Webster]

I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]

5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city. [1913 Webster]

The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. --Kent. [1913 Webster]

6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]

7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

{To cast in one's lot with}, to share the fortunes of.

{To cast lots}, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined.

{To draw lots}, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer.

{To pay scot and lot}, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See {Scot}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Scot and lot — Scot Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. [ e]cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot, to contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.] A portion of money assessed or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scot and lot — 1. Brit. Hist. a municipal tax assessed proportionately upon the members of a community. 2. pay scot and lot, to pay in full; settle finally. [1275 1325; ME, rhyming phrase; see SCOT, LOT] * * * …   Universalium

  • Scot and lot — (0. Fr. escot , AS. sceot , a payment; lot, a portion or share) is a phrase common in the records of English medieval boroughs, applied to those householders who were assessed for a tax (such as tallage) paid to the borough for local or national… …   Wikipedia

  • scot and lot — noun Date: 15th century 1. a parish assessment formerly laid on subjects in Great Britain according to their ability to pay 2. obligations of all kinds taken as a whole …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Lot — (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human design or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scot — [skät] n. [ME < ON skot, tribute, SHOT1] money assessed or paid; tax; levy scot and lot 1. an old parish tax in Great Britain, assessed according to ability to pay 2. in full: in the phrase pay scot and lot …   English World dictionary

  • Scot — Scot, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. [ e]cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce[ o]tan to shoot, to contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.] A portion of money assessed or paid;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To cast in one's lot with — Lot Lot (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scotand lot — scot and lot n. A municipal tax formerly levied in Great Britain on the members of a community in proportion to their ability to pay. Idiom: pay scot and lot To pay in full. * * * …   Universalium

  • To cast lots — Lot Lot (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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