stallage

[ staw-lij ]

noun

, English Law.

1. the right to set up a stall in a fair or market.
2. rent paid for such a stall.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stallage¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-Latin stallāgium, Anglo-French estalage. See stall ¹, -age

Example Sentences

These different taxes were known in England by the names of passage, pontage, lastage, and stallage.

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