单词 | lowage |
释义 | lowage/ˈləʊɪdʒ/Now historical noun A duty paid to the local Trinity House society on goods brought into the port of Hull. Also more widely: a customary payment to the master and crew of a ship for loading and taking care of the cargo. OriginLate Middle English. Either from Anglo-Norman lowage and Middle French louage, louaige hiring, rent (1253 in Old French; from louer to hire, engage (a person) in return for payment, to rent (property, an object) from classical Latin locāre). |
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