Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Tolsester

Tol′ses-ter

,
Noun.
[LL.
tolsestrum
. Cf.
Toll
a tax.]
(O. Eng. Law)
A toll or tribute of a sextary of ale, paid to the lords of some manors by their tenants, for liberty to brew and sell ale.
Cowell.

Definition 2024


tolsester

tolsester

English

Noun

tolsester (uncountable)

  1. (law, Britain, obsolete) A toll or tribute of a sextary of ale, paid to the lords of some manors by their tenants in exchange for permission to brew and sell ale.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Cowell to this entry?)