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Truage

Tru′age

,
Noun.
[Cf. OF.
truage
a tax. See
True
.]
1.
A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax.
[Obs.]
Ld. Berners.
2.
A tax or impost; tribute.
[Obs.]
R. of Gloucester.

Definition 2024


truage

truage

English

Alternative forms

  • trewage

Noun

truage (plural truages)

  1. (obsolete) Tribute, as paid to a ruler or superior.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of R. of Gloucester to this entry?)
  2. (obsolete) A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax.
    • Lord Berners
      For when he hath wonne a countrey, towne, or sygnory, he desyreth nothynge but truage []

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