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† ˈcostage Obs.
Also 4 kostage, coustage, 6 costag, custage.
[a. AF. costage = OF. coustage, f. coster, couster to cost.]
Expense, expenditure, charge, cost.
a1327in Pol. Songs (Camden) 239 Whose rykeneth with knaves Huere coustage. c1386Chaucer Shipman's T. 45 Ful of diligence To do plesaunce, and also gret costage. c1430Sir Gener. (Roxb.) 2302 Ye shal wende at my costage. 1516Plumpton Corr. p. cxxiv, Charged with all manner costage belonging to the said house and houshold. 1577Hanmer Anc. Eccl. Hist. (1619) 387 He gave them their costage, to wit, necessary provision for their voyage. 1670Pettus Fod. Regal. xix. 88 If any Miner or other take Costage of a Merchant.
b. pl. Expenses, ‘charges’, ‘costs’.
c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 11917 Þer ys no kyng doþ suche costages. 1429Wills & Inv. N.C. (Surtees) 69 note, Ye grete costages & exp'nces at I haue hadd. 1514in Eng. Gilds (1870) 145 Atte custages..of the seid Maister and brethern of the seid Gilde. 1670Pettus Fod. Regal. 88 The Mine was found at his Costages. |