groundage en · NOUN
Etymology
From ground + -age.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.
For every vessel with salt fish, for groundage eight pence per day
1826, Joseph Chitty, A Treatise on the Game Laws, and on Fisheries:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| groundages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |