poundage
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English pound Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English poundage From pound + -age.
- a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release
- the keeping of an animal in a pound
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English pound Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English poundage From pound + -age.
- To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.