† ˈbummery Obs.
[a. Du. bommerye (Hexham), bodmerij; see bottomry n.]
= bottomry.
| 1663 Pepys Diary 25 Nov. He advised me in things I desired, about bummary, and other ways of putting out money as in parts of ships. 1668 Child Disc. Trade (1698) 144 Bills of Bottomry or Bumery. a 1734 North Lives II. 33 A bummery bond. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 263/1 Bottomry, Bottomree, or Bummaree. |