pedage

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pedage - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Paage \Pa"age\ (p[=a]"[asl]j; 48), n. [OF. paage, paiage, F.
     p['e]age, fr. (assumed) LL. pedaticum, fr. L. pes, pedis,
     foot. See Pedage, Pedal.] (O. Eng. Law)
     A toll for passage over another person's grounds. [Written
     also peage and pedage.] --Burke.
     [1913 Webster]

  Pedage \Ped"age\ (p[e^]d"[asl]j), n. [LL. pedagium, for
     pedaticum. See Paage.]
     A toll or tax paid by passengers, entitling them to
     safe-conduct and protection. [Obs.] --Spelman.
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