Definitions for: Poundage


[n] placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
[n] weight expressed in pounds
[n] a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
[n] a charge based on weight measured in pounds



Webster (1913) Definition: Pound"age, n.
1. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for
each pound; a commission.

2. A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted
to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by
aliens, more. [Eng.] --Blackstone.

3. (Law) The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon
the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in
England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of
the pound. --Burrill. Bouvier.


Pound"age, v. t.
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
[R.]


Pound"age, n. [See 3d Pound.]
1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public
pound.

2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.

Synonyms: impounding, impoundment, internment

See Also: charge, fee, seizure, weight

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