light money

English

Etymology

From light (noun) +‎ money (noun).

Pronunciation

• enPR: lītʹmŭn'(ē)

Noun

light money (usually uncountable, plural light moneys or light monies)

1. Money levied for the maintenance of lighthouses; light dues.

References

• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “light-money”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes III (Hoop–O), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 3449.