Definition of prisage

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

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Prisage :: Prisage (n.) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.
Prisage :: Prisage (n.) 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. By charter of Edward I. butlerage was substituted for this..
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