lastage
/ˈlɑːstɪdʒ/ /ˈlastɪdʒ/noun
1A payment for permission to load a ship; a port duty levied at so much per last.
- Recorded earliest in lastage-free..
2A charge payable by traders attending fairs and markets; a duty levied at so much per last of goods bought or sold at a fair or market.
3An impost levied on a catch of herring at so much per last.
4The carrying capacity of a ship, measured in lasts.
Origin
Middle English. Apparently from Anglo-Norman and Middle French lastage, lestage permission to load a ship, port duty paid for such permission, market toll, ballast from last, lest + -age, probably after lasting.