prisage
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) 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.
- (obsolete) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.
Etymology
Derived from Old French prisage (valuing, taxing, a praising) derived from French prise (socket, capture, hold, wall socket, catch, prize, a taking).
Origin
French
prise
Gloss
socket, capture, hold, wall socket, catch, prize, a taking
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process