[əsˈkɔt], [esˈkɔt]
OrigenBorrowed from Old French escot, from Frankish *skot (“monetary contribution”).
- masculineshare (the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)
- masculinedécolletage (a low neckline that exposes cleavage)
- masculinecleavage (the portion of the bust and back that is left uncovered because it is above the neckline of a dress)
- historical, masculineScotus; a member of the Goidelic peoples that raided Roman Britain from Ireland, and then in the Early Middle Ages invaded and settled Western Scotland
- archaic, masculineScot (a native of Scotland)
Formesescots(plural) · escota(feminine) · escotes(feminine, plural)