quarterage

Example Sentences

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The boys pay a quarterage not exceeding £2.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

After being served with wafers and spiced wine, the masters went among the guests and gathered the quarterage.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Is it possible that quarterage can mean taking boarders?

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen

The quarterage in this Company is paid on the quantity of malt consumed by its members.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Of course George K. Hester did not locate after receiving that letter, and he left the quarterage for those to follow.

From The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society by Goodwin, T. A. (Thomas Aiken)