groundage

[ groun-dij ]

nounBritish.
  1. a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.

Origin of groundage

1
First recorded in 1400–50, groundage is from the late Middle English word grondage.See ground1, -age

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British Dictionary definitions for groundage

groundage

/ (ˈɡraʊndɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. British a fee levied on a vessel entering a port or anchored off a shore

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