This is a glossary of historical Romanian taxes used in the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.
Name of the tax Etymology Description Period albinărit, stupărit, prisăcărit albină (bee), stup, prisacă (beehive) tax on beehives cotărit cot (elbow) tax on wholesales căldărit căldare (bucket) tax on alcohol distillation cepărit cep (wine barrel spigot) tax on taverns cerărit ceară (wax) tax on wax production cocărit cocă (dough) tax on maize production dijmărit dijmă (tenth part) tax on beehives and pigs folărit foale (bellows used for cheese production) tax on cheese production fumărit, coșărit fumar, coș (chimney) tax on chimneys ierbărit (Wallachia) iarbă (grass) tax on the usage of a pasture jugărit, lemnărit jug (yoke), lemn (wood) tax on cartfuls of wood taken from the forest măjărit măjar (fishmonger) tax on cartfuls of fish morărit moară (mill) tax on mills (watermills and windmills) oierit oaie (sheep) tax on sheep perperit perper tax on sold goods (paid in perper coins) pădurărit pădure (forest) tax on forests podărit pod (bridge) tax on crossing a bridge pogonărit pogon tax on each pogon of land owned popărit popă (priest) tax paid by the priests săpunărit săpun (soap) tax on soap solărit (Moldavia) Slavic sol (salt) tax on salt (extracted, transportated or sold) 18th century tescovinărit tescovină (grape brandy) tax on grape brandy țigănărit țigan (Gypsy) tax on each Roma slave owned (see Slavery in Romania) tutunărit tutun (tobacco) tax on tobacco cultivation văcărit, cornărit (Moldavia), sulgiu vacă (cow) tax on cows vădrărit, vinărit, vinărici, pivnicerit, otaștină vadră, vin (wine) pivniță (cellar) tax on wine produced
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