tolsester

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/ˈtoʊlsɛstə(ɹ)/

noun

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.

OriginLatin tolsestrum →
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Meanings

nountolsester (uncountable)
  1. UKobsoleteuncountablelawA 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.

    If any Alewife brewed Ale to sell, she was bound to satisfy the Lord for Tolsester.

    1679, Thomas Blount, Fragmenta Antiquitatis: Ancient Tenures of land, and jocular customs of some manners

Origin

  1. Latintolsestrum
  2. Englishtolsester

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

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Chicago

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