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but·ler·age
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Butleragenoun
The duty upon wines imported, claimed by the king’s butler.
Etymology: from butler.
Those ordinary finances are casual or uncertain, as be the escheats, the customs, butlerage, and impost. Francis Bacon.
Wikipedia
Butlerage
A butlerage was a duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by merchant strangers. It was so called because it was paid to the king's butler for the king. The tax was levied from 1302 to 1809.
Webster Dictionary
Butleragenoun
a duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into England by merchant strangers; -- so called because paid to the king's butler for the king
Wikidata
Butlerage
A butlerage was a duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by merchant strangers; so called because it was paid to the king's butler for the king. The tax was first implemented in 1302 and stopped being levied in 1809.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of butlerage in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of butlerage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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