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something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise
- in the old days a sheriff would take gage in the form of personal goods from an accused person who then had to appear in court or forfeit the goods
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“Gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gage. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of gage was in the 14th century
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