Where British Phrases Came From
Monday, Aug 24, 2020, 10:22 am
By:
Tony Williams
#1 Blackmail
We are all familiar with the term blackmail, but it actually comes from Scotland in the 1600s. At that time rent was known as maill and it was paid using silver coins. This became known as white maill, but then when people demanded money to protect others, this became known as black maill.
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