A more thorough explanation:

SCOTTARE

scottare (sk-tair-ee), verb [Law Latin]. Historically, it means to pay a tax.

• During the medieval period, peasants had to scottare a portion of their crops to the lord of the manor.
• In some countries, citizens have to scottare a percentage of their income as income tax.

The examples illustrate how scottare was used in the past and how it is still used today. It refers to the act of paying a tax, which is a mandatory contribution to the government or a higher authority. The term is derived from Law Latin, which was the language used in legal documents during the medieval period.