porterage
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːtəɹɪd͡ʒ/ / /ˈpɔːtɹɪd͡ʒ/ / /ˈpɔɹtəɹəd͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: From porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”) + -age (suffix forming nouns indicating a relationship or state).
- The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”).
“In rules of Porterage untaught, / Simplicity, not vvorth a groat, / For years had kept the Temple door; / Full on his breaſt a glaſs he vvore, / Thro' vvhich his boſom open lay / To ev'ry one vvho paſs'd that vvay.”
“There is an underground parking space for each flat, a 24-hour porterage service and careful security arrangements.”