modiˈation Hist.
[ad. late L. modiātiōn-em a measuring by the modius.]
A toll or tax on wine.
| 1661 Blount Glossogr. (ed. 2), Modiation, a measuring by the Bushel; Also a measuring of liquid things. 1738 Tovey Anglia Jud. 63 That they shou'd be free throughout England and Normandy, of all Custom, Tolls, and Modiations of Wine. |