murage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tax paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town.

Pronunciation

/ˈmjʊəɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

murage murages

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English murage, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French murage, from murer (“to wall”), from mur (“wall”), Latin murus. See mure (“wall”).

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