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If there are not sufficient assets to pay the general legatees they must abate rateably.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

It implies a subsequent contribution, from all the parties concerned, rateably to the values of their respective interests, to make good the loss thus occasioned.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

And thus rateably, according to the number he keepeth.

From English Travellers of the Renaissance by Howard, Clare

For the method of levying taxes rateably according to the value of estates was also introduced by him; nor had these tribes any relation to the number and distribution of the centuries.

From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus

Under the amended law only such sum as Parliament might vote in each year was to be rateably divided among all local authorities.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland