prisage

[ prahy-zij ]

noun

, Old English Law.

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

prisage

/ ˈpraɪzɪdʒ /

noun

1. a customs duty levied until 1809 upon wine imported into England

Word History and Origins

Origin of prisage¹

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

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

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.

From Project Gutenberg