indulton.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > indulgent permission > an indulgence granted > special
indult1535
indultum1640
indulto1645
society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical authority > [noun] > ordinance of > dispensation > granted by Pope
privilegec1390
indultc1540
indulto1753
1645 Treaty with Spain in C. King Brit. Merch. (1721) III. 132 Other Favours and Indulto's, which the King..granted you.
1753 Scots Mag. Jan. 10/1 In virtue of an indulto granted by the Pope.
1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 19/1 That all slaves should be made free, by an indulto general.
1813 Examiner 1 Mar. 131/2 In conformity with the Concordat, and by virtue of the present indulto.
2. Historical. A duty paid to the King of Spain or Portugal on imported goods; a licence-duty.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [noun] > on imported goods
custom1389
prise1455
aids1523
tariff1592
cocket1612
custom duty1677
indulto1691
ingate1701
parisis1714
inwards1761
customs duty1800
imposition1863
indult1900
1691 London Gaz. No. 2722/3 The Galeons had not yet been permitted to unlade, because the Indulto to be paid to the King was not settled.
1697 London Gaz. No. 3276/1 An indulta of 4 per Cent. is laid upon the Silver and other Merchandizes brought home in the Flota.
1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber xii. 233 An Indulto was laid of one Third, out of the Profits of every Benefit, for the proper Use, and Behoof of the Patent.
1772 Weekly Mag. 7 May 188/1 The King had laid an indulto of 33 per cent on all kinds of merchandise.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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