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Webster 1913 Edition


Lastage

Last′age

Noun.
[E.
lestage
ballasting, fr.
lest
ballast, or LL.
lastagium
,
lestagium
. See
Last
a load.]
1.
A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
[Obs.]
2.
A tax on wares sold by the last.
[Obs.]
Cowell.
3.
The lading of a ship; also, ballast.
Spelman.
4.
Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lastage

L'ASTAGE

,
Noun.
[See Last, a load.]
1.
A duty paid for freight or transportation.
[Not used in the United States.]
2.
Ballast. [Not used.]
3.
The lading of a ship. [Not used.]