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usually uncountable, plural jizyas
(Islam, historical) A per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens, who meet certain criteria. quotations
Ending jizya lifted a real burden on the poor, and promised, at least symbolically, a greater equality between the followers of different faiths.
2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 122