‖ jeziah E. Ind.
(ˈdʒɛzjə)
Also 7 jid-, judge(e)a, 8 jezia, jezzeea.
[Pers. (Arab.) jizyah poll-tax.]
The poll-tax imposed by Islamic law on non-Muslim subjects; spec. that exacted by the Mogul emperors in India.
| 1683 Vizier's Let. in W. Hedges Diary 18 July (1887) I. 101 Our last order for taking Custome, and Jidgea. 1686 Fort St. Geo. Cons. in Notes & Extr. i. (1871) 49 (Y. Suppl.) That the Poll-money or Judgeea lately ordered by the Mogul would be exacted of the English and Dutch. 1753 Hanway Trav. (1762) II. xiv. vii. 371 note, This tax, called the jeziah, was wont to be paid by those who were not mahommedans. 1815 Elphinstone Acc. Caubul (1842) II. 71 He also levies the Jezzeea, or tax on Hindoos. 1862 Beveridge Hist. India I. i. vi. 142 The jezia or capitation tax on infidels. |