Stumpage
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The sum agreed to be paid to an owner of land for trees standing upon move the trees; In other words it is the price paid for a license to cut. Blood v. Drummond, 67 Me. 478.. ' STUPRUM (Lat.). In Roman Law. The criminal sexual intercourse which took place between a man and a single woman, maid, or widow, who had before lived honestly. Inst 4. 18. 4; Dig. 48. 5. 6; 50. 16. 101.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The sum agreed to be paid to an owner of land for trees standing (or lying) upon his land, the purchaser being permitted to enter upon the land and to cut down and remove the trees; in other words, it is the prico paid for a license to cut Blood v. Drummond, 67 Me. 478.