Legal Definition and Related Resources of Butlerage
Meaning of Butlerage
A certain portion of every cask of wine imported by an alien, which the king”s butler was allowed to take. Called also “prisage.” 2 Bulst. 254. Anciently, it might be taken also of wine imported by a subject. 1 Bl. Comm. 315; Termes de la Ley; Cowell.
What does Butlerage mean in American Law?
The definition of Butlerage in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
An ancient royal hereditary duty (i.e., import tax) on wine, originally taken in kind, later in the form of a money exaction. It was imposed on foreign shippers and alien wine importers.
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