quarterage

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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)

When the Governors issued an advertisement for a Writing Master in 1792 they gave the salary as £30 but "as much more can be made by quarterage."

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

The boys pay a quarterage not exceeding £2.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter