Alnage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɔːlnɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alnage is a noun meaning (historical) A duty paid for such measurement.
Meaning
(historical) A duty paid for such measurement.
More Meanings
- (historical) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law.
Example Sentences
Poets and kings are but the clerks of Time, Tiering the same dull webs of discontent, Clipping the same sad alnage of the years.
Word Forms
- alnages
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aulnager, elatch, clothyard, lingel, percher, line.
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