Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prisage

/ˈpɹaɪzɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pris-age
IPA: /ˈpɹaɪzɪd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is also another very ancient hereditary duty belonging to the crown, called the prisage, or butlerage of wines"

Etymology

From Old French prisage (“a praising, valuing, taxing”) (compare Latin prisagium (“prisage”)) or from French prise (“a taking, capture, prize”). See prize.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: prisage, prise

Usage

Inflected Forms

prisages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

butlerage

Questions

How do you pronounce prisage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaɪzɪd͡ʒ/.
What does prisage mean?: 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.
Where does prisage come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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