Aid

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Aid is a tax levied by a feudal lord on his tenants. In the case of a Royal Aid, the sovereign demands payment from his tenants-in-chief, who in turn demand it from their tenants, and so on down the line until the peasants end up paying for everything. Aids are traditionally levied when the lord wishes to knight his eldest son, marry his eldest daughter (for the first time), or ransom his person from enemies. Special aids, such as to finance a war or build a castle, may also be levied, although this practice is (except in Rethem) normally the sole preserve of kings.

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