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

If they did not pay quarterage some of our salaries would be very short.

From Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7 by Holley, Marietta

One grand objection against this proposal is, how you will oblige people to pay either their subscription or their quarterage.

From An Essay Upon Projects by Defoe, Daniel

They suddenly remembered two grievances, one was a grievance of land tenure, the other was that a troop of soldiers was kept at free quarterage.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir

But beyond the regular "quarterage" they appreciated the need of "presents."

From Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er by Hitchcock, Elizabeth Arnold