brassage

[ bras-ij, brah-sij ]

noun

1. a charge to cover the costs of coining money.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brassage¹

1800–10; < French ( droit de ) brassage the stirring of molten metals prior to casting, equivalent to brass ( er ) to stir (melted metal), literally, to brew ( brasserie ) + -age -age