prisage
[ prahy-zij ]
nounOld English Law.
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
Origin of prisage
1- Compare butlerage.
Words Nearby prisage
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How to use prisage in a sentence
There is also another antient hereditary duty belonging to the crown, called the prisage or butlerage of wines.
Commentaries on the Laws of England | William BlackstoneKings prisage, or Custom, was taken according to a certain scale on all imported wines.
The Story of London | Henry B. Wheatley
British Dictionary definitions for prisage
prisage
/ (ˈpraɪzɪdʒ) /
noun
a customs duty levied until 1809 upon wine imported into England
Origin of prisage
1C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French prise a taking or requisitioning, duty, from prendre to take; see prise
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