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furnage

noun
fur·​nage | \ ˈfərnij\
plural -s

Definition of furnage

: a price paid for the use of an oven specifically : the fee paid a feudal lord by his tenants for the right to bake in his oven

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History and Etymology for furnage

Middle English, from Middle French fornage, from forn, for, four oven (from Latin furnus) + -age; akin to Latin formus warm

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