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- noun See
prisage .
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chained_bear commented on the word prizage
"Prizage, is the custom or share that belongs to the king, out of such merchandises as are taken at sea by way of lawful prize."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 353
October 13, 2008
bilby commented on the word prizage
The port-admiral be damned.
October 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word prizage
Is this the same as prisage, c_b?
October 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word prizage
Dunno. You'd have to ask Falconer... and he's DEAD. Mwahahahaha!
Seriously, I don't know. Sure, why not.
Although this spelling has the advantage in letting you know exactly how it's pronounced...
October 14, 2008
reesetee commented on the word prizage
Well, Falconer be damned.
October 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word prizage
No, no. I like his book too much to damn him.
October 14, 2008
reesetee commented on the word prizage
Well, then damn him in a fond, literary way.
October 14, 2008