单词 | quarterage day |
释义 | > as lemmasquarterage day General attributive, as quarterage bill, quarterage book, quarterage day, quarterage fee, etc. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1533 in R. W. Ingram Rec. Early Eng. Drama: Coventry (1981) 137 Paid to the mynstrell on my quartreg daye viijd. 1692 London Gaz. No. 2799/4 A large Folio Book..called the Carmens Quarteridg-Book. a1772 Ess. from Batchelor (1773) II. 192 The Quarterage-bill, like all others, must pass through both houses of parliament. 1831 G. Henson Civil Hist. Framework-knitters iv. 183 The court..insisted upon levying the quarterage money, consisting of one shilling a year, from each journeyman. 1894 Times 19 Oct. 6/2 The ‘quarterage’ fees of 4s. per annum per member. 1952 Times 27 Nov. 14/3 Flat, upper ground floor..quarterage rent, £100. 1996 Econ. Hist. Rev. 49 270 The questionable benefits of belonging to a London company and paying its quarterage fee. < as lemmas |
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