poundage

poundage is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission.

[2] A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. [Eng.] Blackstone.

[3] The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of the pound. Burrill. Bouvier.

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