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husbandage

husbandage noun: the commission or compensation allowed to a ship's manager (formerly named a husband).

Noun

husbandage (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's manager (formerly named a husband).

Origin of husbandage

From husband + -age.

Questions about husbandage

What does husbandage mean?
Husbandage means the commission or compensation allowed to a ship's manager (formerly named a husband).
What part of speech is husbandage?
Husbandage is a noun.

Words near husbandage in the dictionary

  1. husband's stitch
  2. husband's stitches
  3. husband's tea
  4. husband-in-law
  5. husbandable
  6. husbandage
  7. husbanded
  8. husbanded up
  9. husbander
  10. husbanders
  11. husbandhood

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