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PONTAGE
Etymology
Noun
pontage (plural pontages)
(UK, legal, obsolete) A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
Anagrams
• eptagon
Source: Wiktionary
Pon"tage (; 48), n. Etym: [LL. pontagium, from L. pons, pontis, a bridge: cf. F. pontage.] (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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