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Terms vs Prisage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and prisage

is that terms is while prisage is (legal|uk|obsolete) a right belonging to the crown of england, of taking two tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more: one before and one behind the mast.

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    prisage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal, UK, obsolete) A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more: one before and one behind the mast.
    • (Blackstone)
  • (obsolete) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.

    • See also

    * butlerage (Webster 1913)