thuế đinh

Một người nông dân đang nộp thuế đinh cho viên chức.

Definition

1. Noun (Historical):
   • Poll Tax / Head Tax / Capitation Tax: A fixed tax levied on each individual, particularly on adult males (dân đinh), as a primary form of direct taxation in pre-modern and feudal societies.
   • Personal Tax: A tax imposed per person, not based on property or income, characteristic of historical administrative systems.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Dưới thời phong kiến, thuế đinh là một gánh nặng lớn đối với người nông dân. (Under the feudal era, the poll tax was a heavy burden on peasants.)
  • Thuế đinh được thu theo từng đinh, tức là từng người đàn ông trưởng thành. (The head tax was collected per đinh, meaning per adult male.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thuế đinh" is almost exclusively used in a historical context to describe taxation systems in Vietnam before the 20th century. It is synonymous with "thuế thân".
• It represents a key feature of feudal economies where the state's revenue was directly tied to the registered male population.

Variants and Related Words

• Thuế thân (n): A direct synonym for , meaning personal tax or poll tax.
  • Chế độ thuế thân bị bãi bỏ vào đầu thế kỷ 20. (The personal tax system was abolished in the early 20th century.)

Synonyms

• Poll tax: A tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.
• Head tax: A fixed tax imposed on each person.
• Capitation: A direct tax levied on each person.

Related Concepts

• Sưu dịch (n): Corvée labor or conscripted labor service, which was another form of obligation for the populace, often mentioned alongside in historical contexts.
• Dân đinh (n): The registered adult male population liable for the and .