prisage

[ prahy-zij ]

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noun

, Old English Law.

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

prisage

/ ˈpraɪzɪdʒ /

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Origin of prisage¹

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

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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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There is also another antient hereditary duty belonging to the crown, called the prisage or butlerage of wines.

Kings Prisage, or Custom, was taken according to a certain scale on all imported wines.

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