prisage

[ prahy-zij ]

/ ˈpraɪ zɪdʒ /

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noun Old English Law.

the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.

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Compare butlerage.

Origin of prisage

1495–1505; prise + -age; compare Medieval Latin prisāgium

Words nearby prisage

prior probability, prior restraint, priory, Pripet, Pripet Marshes, prisage, Priscian, Priscilla, prise, prisere, prisiadka

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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 Blackstone
Kings 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

Word Origin for prisage

C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French prise a taking or requisitioning, duty, from prendre to take; see prise

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