tronage

English

Etymology

trone (a steelyard) + -age

Noun

tronage (countable and uncountable, plural tronages)

  1. (obsolete) The weighing of wool.
  2. (obsolete) A toll or duty paid for weighing wool.
    • 1787, Francis Hargrave, A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England:
      he gave an account also of the profits of the tronage; as appears in the accompts of the customs, in the times of king Edward the first , Edward the second , Edward the third

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