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prisage
[ prahy-zij ]
noun
, Old English Law.
- the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
prisage
/ ˈpraɪzɪdʒ /
noun
- a customs duty levied until 1809 upon wine imported into England
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prisage1
C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French prise a taking or requisitioning, duty, from prendre to take; see prise
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Example Sentences
There is also another antient hereditary duty belonging to the crown, called the prisage or butlerage of wines.
From Project Gutenberg
Kings Prisage, or Custom, was taken according to a certain scale on all imported wines.
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