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Webster 1913 Edition

Keelage

Keel′age

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
guillage
, fr.
guille
keel; of German or Scand origin. See 3d
Keel
.]
The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll.
Bouvier. Wharton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Keelage

KEE'LAGE

,
Noun.
Duty paid for a ship entering Hartlepool, Eng.

Definition 2024

keelage

keelage

English

Noun

keelage ‎(countable and uncountable, plural keelages)

  1. The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering port.
  2. The duty or toll charged for a ship entering port.

Etymology

keel +‎ -age; compare French guillage, Medieval Latin killagium.

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