Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for POUND'AGE
POUND'AGE, n. [from pound.]
- A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound. – Swift.
- In England, a subsidy of 12d. in the pound, granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. – Blackstone.
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