Staple
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
intern. law. The right of staple, as exercised by a people upon foreign merchants, is defined to be, that they may not allow them to set their merchandizes and wares to sale but in a certain place. This practice is not in use in the United States.
1 Chit. Com. Law, 103.