Meaning of estanco | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a business where tobacco is sold
   masculine
2. monopoly or prohibition of free market by a town or a lord, and tax paid for allowing a business against this prohibition
   historical, masculine
3. pool, pond
   masculine

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Examples

“por rasón que o arçebispo et cabíidoo et conçello da iglesia et çidade de Santiago, en gran deseruiço de Deus et del Rey, noso señor, et desta çibdade et o señor obispo et cabíidoo e conçello e da república da terra feseran milipodio et estanco enos viños desta dita çidade et coutos”

because the archbishop and chapter and council of the church and city of Santiago (in great disservice of God and King, our lord, and of this city and our lord the bishop and the chapter and council of the republic of this land) made monopoly and estanco on the wines of this city and places

“faredes hun estanco adonde esta a puça e, el feito, darnos edes en cada vn anno huna duzia d'escoalos”

you'll make a press / pond where the river pool is and, it done, you'll give us a dozen chubs each year

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