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One who tolls a bell. [Obs.] Sherwood.

often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll. Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef encircling a lagoon.

To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied. Shak.

Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.

Such as can be magnified, or extolled.

g to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. Minute bell, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. -- Minute book, a book in which written minutes are entered. -- Minute glass, a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand. -- Minute g…

The toll for grinding grain. Erskine.

A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town.

A toll for passage over another person's grounds. [Written also peage and pedage.] Burke.

The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away. Passing bell, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the passing of a funeral procession to the grave, or during funeral ceremonie…

A toll or tax paid by passengers, entitling them to safe- conduct and protection. [Obs.] Spelman.

A fee, or toll, paid for the weighing of merchandise.

merly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge. Blackstone.

A turnpike; a toll bar. Dickens.

a harbor where a customhouse is established for the legal entry of merchandise. -- Port toll (Law), a payment made for the privilege of bringing goods into port. -- Port warden, the officer in charge of a port; a harbor master.

l tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise.

A payment of money; a toll or duty; also, the rendering of a service. Burrill.

A farmer of the taxes and public revenues; hence, a collector of toll or tribute. The inferior officers of this class were often oppressive in their exactions, and were regarded with great detestation. As Jesus at meat . . . many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. Matt. 1x. 10. How like…

Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.] Death, that taketh of high and low his rent. Chaucer.

A toll duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts. Cowell.