pesage

English

Etymology

From French pesage, from peser (“to weigh”).

Noun

pesage (plural pesages)

1. (historical) A fee or toll paid for the weighing of merchandise.

References

• “pesage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• peages

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

pesage m (plural pesages)

1. weighing
2. weighing in (of a jockey before/after a race)

Further reading

• “pesage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.