Historical Romanian taxes
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, stup, prisacă | tax on beehives | - |
cotărit | cot | tax on wholesales | - |
căldărit | căldare | tax on alcohol distillation | - |
cepărit | cep | tax on taverns | - |
cerărit | ceară | tax on wax production | - |
cocărit | cocă | tax on maize production | - |
dijmărit | dijmă | tax on beehives and pigs | - |
folărit | foale | tax on cheese production | - |
fumărit, coșărit | fumar, coș | tax on chimneys | - |
ierbărit | iarbă | tax on the usage of a pasture | - |
jugărit, lemnărit | jug, lemn | tax on cartfuls of wood taken from the forest | - |
măjărit | măjar | tax on cartfuls of fish | - |
morărit | moară | tax on mills | - |
oierit | oaie | tax on sheep | - |
perperit | perper | tax on sold goods | - |
pădurărit | pădure | tax on forests | - |
podărit | pod | tax on crossing a bridge | - |
pogonărit | pogon | tax on each pogon of land owned | - |
popărit | popă | tax paid by the priests | - |
săpunărit | săpun | tax on soap | - |
solărit | Slavic sol | tax on salt | 18th century |
tescovinărit | tescovină | tax on grape brandy | - |
țigănărit | țigan | tax on each Roma slave owned | - |
tutunărit | tutun | tax on tobacco cultivation | - |
văcărit, cornărit, sulgiu | vacă | tax on cows | - |
vădrărit, vinărit, vinărici, pivnicerit, otaștină | vadră, vin pivniță | tax on wine produced | - |