† measurage Obs.
[a. F. mesurage (13th c.), f. mesurer to measure: see -age.]
A duty payable on the cargo of a ship.
Cf. Droict de mesurage in Cotgr.
| 1460 Maldon, Essex, Liber B. lf. 6 b, Mesurage and other dewtees. a 1676 Hale Narr. Customes iv. in S. A. Moore Foreshore (1888) 356 Busselage, measurage, prises, and tolls of various sorts. 1744 Admiralty Minute 29 Dec. (MS., P.R.O.), For demanding the duty and measurage of all foreign ships. |