Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tax on property passing by will.
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The probate-duty, etcetera, had required a large portion of the 1200 pounds left in the bank, but there was still enough to meet all Lionel's wants for a year, if he wished to go abroad immediately, and another dividend would be due in a month, so that there could be no difficulty.
Valerie Frederick Marryat 1820
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