poundage

Definitions

1. 1.A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. [Eng.] Blackstone.
2. 2.(Law) The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of the pound. Burrill. Bouvier.
3. 3.To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. [R.]
4. 4.Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound.
5. 5.A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. [Eng.] Blackstone called?
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• What is to collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. [R.] called?
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• What is a charge paid for the release of impounded cattle called?