Etymology

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Today it means: A toll or tribute of a sextary of ale, paid to the lords of some manors by their tenants in exchange for permission to brew and sell ale. Full definition →

Latin tolsestrum
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  1. Latin · derived fromtolsestrum
  2. English todaytolsester

From Latin tolsestrum. Compare toll (“a tax”).

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