Prisage Definition

noun

(law, UK, obsolete) A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more: one before and one behind the mast.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.

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Other Word Forms of Prisage

Noun

Singular:
prisage
Plural:
prisages

Origin of Prisage

  • Old French prisage a praising, valuing, taxing; compare Latin prisagium prisage; or from French prise a taking, capture, prize. See prize.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRI

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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