blood tax

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Definition of blood tax in English English dictionary

a tax paid by bloodshed; especially, a derogatory term for military conscription

They would have paid their blood-tax, done their own part in the immemorial human warfare against nature..

Alternative spelling of blood tax

Turkish pronunciation

blʌd täks

Pronunciation

/ˈbləd ˈtaks/ /ˈblʌd ˈtæks/