An old excise; a duty paid by tenants of some manors to the lord for liberty to brew and sell ale. Cowell. … [Read more...] about TOLLSESTER
TOMBSTONE AD
Slang for a newspaper advertisement for the sale or offering of stock, said to resemble the general appearance of a tombstone. … [Read more...] about TOMBSTONE AD
TONNAGE
mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 3. The duties paid on the tonnage of a ship or vessel are also called tonnage. 4. These duties are altogether abolished in relation. to American vessels by the act of May 31, 1830, s. 1, 4 Story's Laws U. S. 2216. And by the second section of the same act, all tonnage duties on foreign vessels are abolished, provided the president of … [Read more...] about TONNAGE
TOLLERE
Lat. In the civil law. To lift up or raise; to elevate; to build up. … [Read more...] about TOLLERE
TONNAGE-RENT
When the rent reserved by a mining lease or the like consists of a royalty on every ton of minerals gotten in the mine, it is often called a ''tonnage-rent'" There is generally a dead rent in addition. Sweet … [Read more...] about TONNAGE-RENT