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tronage (c.1320)

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tronage (c.1320)

 
  FEW:  trutina *13/ii,342a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  trone (tronage)  DMF: TLF: OED:  tronage n.  MED:  tronage n.  DMLBS:  tronagium 3511c

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1merch.weighttax (right to collect) tronage, duty from weighing merchandise with a tron (i.e. large public weighing apparatus)
( c.1320 )  tenu audit Johan en quatrevyntz mars par an pur le passage, pesage et tronage de Berewyk  Northern Pet 52
( 1326 )  ayent le tronage en la ville [...] de chescune manere de mercz et des marchandises  PINCHBECK ii 26
( 1376 ) Et pur chescun .c. peaux lanutz .ij. d. pur tronage illeoqes, q'amonte communement en le dit port .c. li. par an ou plus; la ou ils ne soleient paier en temps passé qe obole del sarpler et obole pur les .c. peaux pur la dit tronage  Rot Parl1 ii 351
2 (office of) tronage, weighing merchandise with a tron and collecting duty
( 1370 )  l'office de tronage et poisage en meisme la ville  GAUNT1 i 171
( 1419 )  Au tronage partient celes choses qe serront poisez par trone le Roy, et moultz des choses qe ne serrount point poisez  Lib Alb 226

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See also:

trone2  troner1  tronetarie  tronour 
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