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House duty, a tax on inhabited houses imposed by the House Tax Act, 1851 (14 & 15 Vict. c. 36), in lieu of window duty. The tax varied in amount, according to the annual value of the premises and the purpose for which they were used. Inhabited house duty was abolished by the Finance Act, 1924, s. 20. See Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'House Tax.'