| 释义 |
† gavelage Obs. rare.
Also 5 gaffelage.
[f. gavel n.1 + -age: cf. OF. gabellage, gablage, med.L. gablagium.]
Rent, or other periodical payment.
c1450Surtees Misc. (1888) 63 Every Burgese sshall gyff to y⊇ Lord one tyme in y⊇ ȝere, a farme for hys tenement, the qwyche is called the gaffelage. 1697A. de la Pryme Diary (Surtees) 126 The cryer crys thus..Whay! whay! whay! Pay your gavelage, ha! Between this and Michaelmas day, Or you'll be fined, I say..This is the true origin of the proverb [Scarburg Warning] for this custome of gavelage is a certain tribute that every house pays to the [a word illegible] when he is pleased to call for it, and he gives not above one day warning, and may call for it when he pleases. |