What does prisage mean?
Prisage means (law, UK, obsolete) 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..
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/ˈpɹaɪzɪd͡ʒ/ · noun
(law, UK, obsolete) 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..
There is also another very ancient hereditary duty belonging to the crown, called the prisage, or butlerage of wines
Use prisage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prisage means (law, UK, obsolete) 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There is also another very ancient hereditary duty belonging to the crown, called the prisage, or butlerage of wines
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