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murage

American  
[myoor-ij] / ˈmyʊər ɪdʒ /

noun

English Law.

  1. a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.

murage British  
/ ˈmjʊərɪdʒ /

noun

  1. archaic a tax levied for the construction or maintenance of town walls

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Etymology

Origin of murage

1225–75; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to mur ( er ) to wall about ( mure ) + -age -age

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Generous benefactors, like Sir Richard Whittington, frequently contributed to the cost, and sometimes a tax called murage was levied for the purpose which was collected by officers named muragers.

From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

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