quarterage
Example Sentences
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The boys pay a quarterage not exceeding £2.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
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 Daniel Defoe
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 T. A. (Thomas Aiken) Goodwin
But beyond the regular "quarterage" they appreciated the need of "presents."
From Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er by Elizabeth Arnold Hitchcock
If they did not pay quarterage some of our salaries would be very short.
From Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 7 by Marietta Holley
