murage
[ myoo r-ij ]
/ ˈmyʊər ɪdʒ /
noun English Law.
a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
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Example sentences from the Web for murage
Money was collected at the gates for the repair of the roads, a charge which was in addition to murage.
The Story of London|Henry B. WheatleyThe Hanse Merchants were freed from payment of murage on account of their engagement to keep Bishopsgate in order.
The Story of London|Henry B. WheatleyA wall-tax called 'murage' was levied on the inhabitants of Cheshire for keeping the walls in repair.
Cheshire|Charles E. Kelsey
British Dictionary definitions for murage
murage
/ (ˈmjʊərɪdʒ) /
noun
British archaic a tax levied for the construction or maintenance of town walls
Word Origin for murage
C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin mūrus wall
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