"butlerage" meaning in All languages combined

See butlerage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: butlerages [plural]
Etymology: From butler + -age. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|butler|age}} butler + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} butlerage (countable and uncountable, plural butlerages)
  1. (law, archaic or historical) A duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants. Tags: archaic, countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law

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