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lastage

noun
last·​age | \ -tij\
plural -s

Definition of lastage

: a port duty for the privilege of loading a ship

First Known Use of lastage

13th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lastage

Middle English lestage tax levied on traders at fairs or markets, ballast of a ship, from Middle French lastage, lestage ballast of a ship, lastage, from laster to ballast (from Old Frisian hlesta to load & Middle Dutch lasten to load; akin to each other and both descended from a prehistoric denominative from the root of Old English hlæst load) + -age

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