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单词 water-bailage
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water-bailagen.

Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌbeɪlɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌbeɪlɪdʒ/, /ˈwɑdərˌbeɪlɪdʒ/
Forms: see water n. and bailage n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., bailage n.
Etymology: < water n. + bailage n.
Now historical.
A tax or duty levied on all goods brought into or carried out of the Port of London.
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1669 S. Pepys Diary 20 Jan. (1976) IX. 421 Heard at the Council-board the City..debate the business of Water baylage, a tax demanded upon all goods by the City, imported and exported.
1680 London Gaz. No. 1490/3 His Majesty having been graciously pleased to release a Judgment obtained upon a Quo Warranto, against the City of London, concerning the Duty of Water-Bailage (which is a considerable Revenue to the City).
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Water Bailiage or Bailage, is an antient duty received by the city of London, for all goods and merchandises brought into or carried out of the port.
1797 Courier & Evening Gaz. 30 Sept. 3/4 Another Court of Aldermen will be held on Tuesday next, for the election of a Collector of the Water-bailiage Eastward of London-bridge.
1854 Fraser's Mag. May 564/2 The groundage of corn is a duty of 6d. on every vessel with corn on board entering the port; and the water-bailliage is a duty of one farthing per quarter on all corn so imported.
1902 I. S. Leadam in F. P. Barnard Compan. Eng. Hist. x. 282 The foreign exporter from the port of London further paid a local duty called ‘water-bailage’.
1993 Hist. Jrnl. 36 65 The dispute with the king over water bailage..was decided at the end of January in the City's favour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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