Sōul'-scŏt or Sōul'-shŏt, n.
[From soul and scot, or shot; A-S. sâwelsceat.] A funeral duty, or money paid by the Roman Catholics, in former times, for a requiem for the soul. Ayliffe.
[From soul and scot, or shot; A-S. sâwelsceat.] A funeral duty, or money paid by the Roman Catholics, in former times, for a requiem for the soul. Ayliffe.