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Definition of Alnage
1. n. Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.
Definition of Alnage
1. Noun. Measurement (of cloth) by the ell. ¹
2. Noun. A duty paid for such measurement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alnage
1. cloth inspection [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alnage
Literary usage of Alnage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1818)
"‘l'he alnage duties continued till the reign of Will.liI. when, after some seizures
which ... But the subsidy and alnage was re-enacted by 17 and is Geo. ..."
2. The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning the by Edward Coke (1671)
"... we have heard the matter touching the f earm of the alnage, ... and alnage
according to the Statute of 27 E. •$• and within the office of the ancient ..."
3. Strictures on the Ecclesiastical and Literary History of Ireland:: From the by Thomas Campbell (1789)
"... from the alnage for 61 years, at a rent of £-10 per ann. artd by ... The amount
of the alnage duties is only known to the grantee, who carefully keeps ..."
4. The Political History of Ireland: From Lord Townshend's Administration to by James Mullala (1793)
"... Although the alnage duties were introduced into this kingdom in the reign of
James f. yet they were little attended to until after the ref- toration. ..."
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