Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pon-tage
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They pay no Toll for Goods which they have in Right of the Church , and were formerly by the common Law discharg'd from Pontage and Murage"

Etymology

From Latin pons, pontis (“a bridge”): compare French pontage.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pontages (plural)

Questions

What does pontage mean?: A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
Where does pontage come from?: From Latin pons, pontis (“a bridge”): compare French pontage.

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