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Tonnetight

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In old English law. The quantity of a ton or tun, in a ship's freight or bulk, for which tonnage or tunnage was paid to the king. Pat. 2 Rich. II; Cowell.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The quantity of a ton in a ship’s freight or bulk. Cowell.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. The quantity of a ton or ton, in a ship's freight or bulk, for which tonnage or tun-nage was paid to the king. Cowell.