Lastage

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A tax on wares sold by the last.

II. Lastage ·noun The lading of a ship; also, ballast.

III. Lastage ·noun Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.

IV. Lastage ·noun A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.

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