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murage
[ myoor-ij ]
noun
, English Law.
- a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
murage
/ ˈmjʊərɪdʒ /
noun
- archaic.a tax levied for the construction or maintenance of town walls
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of murage1
C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin mūrus wall
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Example Sentences
Money was collected at the gates for the repair of the roads, a charge which was in addition to murage.
From Project Gutenberg
A wall-tax called 'murage' was levied on the inhabitants of Cheshire for keeping the walls in repair.
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The Hanse Merchants were freed from payment of murage on account of their engagement to keep Bishopsgate in order.
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