abeillage

French

Etymology

From abeille +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bɛ.jaʒ/ ~ /a.be.jaʒ/
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Noun

abeillage m (plural abeillages)

  1. (historical) the right of a feudal lord to the beehives found in the woods of his vassals
  2. (historical) the tax imposed on bees in pre-Revolutionary France
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) beekeeping

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