poundage

1. n. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission. Source: opted

2. n. A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more. Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. Source: opted

5. n. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound. Source: opted

6. n. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle. Source: opted

7. n. a charge based on weight measured in pounds Source: wordnet

8. n. a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals Source: wordnet

9. n. weight expressed in pounds Source: wordnet

10. n. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law Source: wordnet

11. 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. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. [R.] 1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound. 2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle. Source: webster

12. The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon the amountrealized by an execution; -- estimated in England, and formerly inthe United States, at so much of the pound. Burrill. Bouvier. Source: adambom

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