Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lastage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lastage
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A tax on wares sold by the last.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The lading of a ship; ballast.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The better regulation of lastage and ballastage in the Thames."
"All maner of shyppes[…]shall brynge with them all theyr lastage of good stones."

Etymology

From lestage (“ballasting”), from lest (“ballast”), or Latin lastagium, lestagium. See last (“a load”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lastagium

Usage

Inflected Forms

lastages (plural)

Questions

What does lastage mean?: A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
Where does lastage come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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