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Meanings of poundage in английском

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Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law.

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        Usage of poundage in английском
        1
        He resisted ship-money and the tax unlawfully imposed on tonnage and poundage.
        Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
        2
        Those who levied tonnage and poundage were branded with the same epithet.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
        3
        Tonnage and poundage continued to be levied by the royal authority alone.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
        4
        Dew shifted a lot of poundage in a surprisingly elegant manner.
        Bones of the Lost
        5
        Grateful to offload the extra poundage, I removed the hated jacket.
        Bones of the Lost
        6
        Having absconded with such prodigious poundage of material goods, perhaps they had no choice.
        Empire of the Summer Moon
        7
        The parliament did not grant the duty of tonnage and poundage to Henry VIII.
        The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
        8
        He expected tonnage and poundage for the Navy for life, as was the custom.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        9
        I hauled it to the dining room, slightly uneasy at its lack of poundage.
        Speaking in Bones
        10
        For instance, tonnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.
        Our Legal Heritage: The First Thousand Years: 600 - 1600 / King ...
        11
        For instance, tunnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        12
        First Parliament, 1626, would grant "tonnage and poundage" for only one year.
        Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History
        13
        He knew, too, that people were buying motor cars on performance, not poundage, now.
        Burned Bridges
        14
        Composed of a big chunk of mastiff, the beast easily outdid me in poundage.
        Speaking in Bones
        15
        He lent a lot of time to reps and poundage and it has paid off.
        The Irish Times
        16
        Though the bartender matched Slidell in poundage, his weight was distributed along more orthodox lines.
        Bones of the Lost
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        Poundage through the time