ferriage

American  

[fer-ee-ij] / ˈfɛr i ɪdʒ /

noun

1. conveyance or transportation by a ferryboat.

2. the fare charged for ferrying.

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ferriage British  

/ ˈfɛrɪɪdʒ /

noun

1. transportation by ferry

2. the fee charged for passage on a ferry

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Etymology

Origin of ferriage

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at ferry, -age

Example Sentences

The ferriage would amount to six dollars, and how he was to raise this sum he was, for a time, at a loss to determine.

From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by McCabe, James Dabney

In crossing the Ngunie River, on his way eastward to the Ishogo country, he was surprised to obtain ferriage in a large, flat-bottomed canoe, which carried baggage and party across in seven journeys.

From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.

"In 1693 the ferriage from New York to Brooklyn was eight stivers in wampum or a silver twopence."

From The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty by Fiske, John

It had cost almost a quarter then, with the ferriage and toll-gates, if you walked to Newark.

From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

The gunboat returned about five p.m., accompanied by a consort, but a few shots from the Parrots, which had been kept in position, drove them away without any intermission having occurred in the ferriage.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson