Legal Definition and Related Resources of Poundage
Meaning of Poundage
A fee payable to an officer of a court or to the public revenue in respect of services performed by the officer.
Poundage Alternative Definition
In practice. The amount allowed to the sheriff, or other officer, for commissions on the money made by virtue of an execution. This allowance varies in different states, and to different officers.
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Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Poundage
(You may find poundage at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
late 14c., “tax per pound;” 1903 as “weight;” from pound (n.1) + -age.
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