Income Tax
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
From the days of the Revolution of 1688 English statesmen have taken steps in one direction or another to introduce a tax on
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Income Tax” mean?
From the days of the Revolution of 1688 English statesmen have taken steps in one direction or another to introduce a tax on
Is “Income Tax” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.