In England, and subsequently Great Britain and its colonies, 18ᵗʰ century – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of capacity used for wine, honey and other commodities, before 1824 = ¹⁄₁₄ tun = 18 wine gallons, and after 1824 = 15 imperial gallons. Also spelled runlet and rondelet.
“Rundlet” sometimes simply meant a small cask of indeterminate capacity.
From 15ᵗʰ century¹ – 17ᵗʰ centuries, = 18½ gallons.
Connor, page 189. note 6
1. 1 Richard III chap. 13 (1483-1484)
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