primage

[ prahy-mij ]

noun

1. a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.

primage

/ ˈpraɪmɪdʒ /

noun

1. tax added to customs duty

Word History and Origins

Origin of primage¹

1530–40; < Anglo-Latin primāgium; prime, -age

Example Sentences

Five thousand dollars there was, and I sent it to the widow along with his primage.

From Project Gutenberg

They sailed for nominal wages and primage, or five per cent of the gross freight paid the vessel.

From Project Gutenberg

A word sometimes used for primage, or the trifling payment received by the master of a ship for care of goods.

From Project Gutenberg