prisage
nounDefinition of prisage
1a : the right of the crown under old English law to take one tun of wine from every ship importing from 10 to 20 tuns and 2 tuns from every ship importing 20 or more — compare butlerage
b : wine so taken
2 : the share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea that belongs to the king under old English law
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