gage
noun
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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"You have gaged the state of affairs accurately enough," he said, speaking more calmly.
From Number Seventeen by Louis Tracy