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england | butlerage |

As a proper noun england

is the region of the island of great britain which is to the east of wales and the south of scotland; one of the constituent countries of the united kingdom.

As a noun butlerage is

(legal|archaic) a duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every tun of wine imported into england by foreign merchants.

england

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The region of the island of Great Britain which is to the east of Wales and the south of Scotland; one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
  • The United Kingdom.
  • Usage notes

    * Outside the UK, and even sometimes in England itself (especially historically; less often now), the term England often refers to the UK as a whole. This use is sometimes considered offensive, especially by residents of the other constituent countries of the UK.

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    butlerage

    English

    Noun

  • (legal, archaic) A duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every tun of wine imported into England by foreign merchants.
  • (Blackstone)
    (Webster 1913)