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Third-Penny

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by the earl.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Third-Penny'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/third-penny.html. 1828.