lastage

noun

last·age | \-tij\

plural -s

Definition of lastage

: a port duty for the privilege of loading a ship

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

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about lastage

Dictionary Entries near lastage

last but not least

Statistics for lastage

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for lastage

The first known use of lastage was in the 13th century

See more words from the same century

WORD OF THE DAY

chapel

a private place of worship

Test Your Vocabulary

Difficult Vocab Quiz

Which is a synonym of discomfit?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games