pesage
English
Etymology
From French pesage, from peser (“to weigh”).
Noun
pesage (plural pesages)
- (historical) A fee or toll paid for the weighing of merchandise.
References
- “pesage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
pesage m (plural pesages)
- weighing
- weighing in (of a jockey before/after a race)
Further reading
- “pesage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.