Found 2 items, similar to Poundage.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: poundage poundage n 1: a charge based on weight measured in pounds 2: a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals 3: weight expressed in pounds 4: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law [syn: impoundment, impounding, internment]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Poundage Poundage \Pound"age\, n. 1. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Poundage \Pound"age\, v. t. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. [R.] [1913 Webster] Poundage \Pound"age\, n. [See 3d Pound.] 1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound. [1913 Webster] 2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle. [1913 Webster]