Troness, Tronisor Trophy Money, or Trophy Tax. “A duty of fourpence [in the pound] paid annually by house-keepers or their landlords, for the drums, colours [trophies], etc., of the companies or regiments of militia.” (Dr. Scott's Bailey's Dictionary.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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