butlerage
butlerage · butlerages
A duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every ton of wine imported into England…A duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, historical, uncountable)A duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every ton of wine imported into England by foreign merchants.
Origin
From butler + -age.From butler + -age.
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Forms
plural: butlerages| Singular | butlerage |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable