Captain at the Montem
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
All the money collected was called salt (cp. SALARY).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Captain at the Montem” mean?
All the money collected was called salt (cp. SALARY).
Is “Captain at the Montem” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.