harborage

[ hahr-ber-ij ]

/ ˈhɑr bər ɪdʒ /

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noun

shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.

any shelter or lodging.

a place of shelter.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of harborage

First recorded in 1560–70; harbor + -age

He was heartily glad, as apparently eager arms gave her the desired harborage, that the other girl was by now blocks away.
Mountain|Clement Wood
The object of Ribault had been some safe and pleasant harborage, in which his people could refresh themselves for a- 14 - season.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
No town stretched out its sheltering walls before him; there was scarcely harborage for his ships.
Mexico|Susan Hale
Intemperance, extravagant living, or immorality found no harborage on Plymouth Rock, no matter under what disguise it might come.
Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs|Samuel Adams Drake

I suppose you know, Johnson, that I am a magistrate, and the proper harborage I give to breakers of the peace is the jail.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend