BUT'LERAGE, noun A duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by foreigners or merchant strangers. It was a composition for the privileges granted to them by king John and Edward I., and originally received by the crown; but is has been granted to certain noblemen. It was called butlerage because originally paid to the king's butler for the king.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.