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metages

metages is the plural of metage.

Meaning of metage

Noun

metage (countable and uncountable, plural metages)

  1. (obsolete) Measurement, usually by weight, especially of coal for trading purposes.
    • 1 measurement or Metage of Coals1724-1727, Daniel Defoe, A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
  2. (obsolete) A fee or tax paid for such a measurement.
    • The corporation of London acquired its metage rights from the crown before the time of legal memory, and now holds them by the best of titles, prescriptive right and immemorial possession; for, except in those memorable periods in English history, the reigns of King John, King James the First, King...1858, City of London (England) Corporation, The Title of the Corporation of London to Its Metage Revenues, page 4

Questions about metages

What is metages the plural of?
Metages is the plural of metage.

Words near metages in the dictionary

  1. metageometrician
  2. metageometricians
  3. metageometries
  4. metageometry
  5. metageria
  6. metages
  7. metaglinides
  8. metagnathism
  9. metagnathous
  10. metagnome
  11. metagnomes

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