PRIMAGE
Etymology 1
Noun
primage (countable and uncountable, plural primages)
(archaic) A payment made for loading or unloading a ship, or for care of goods during transit by ship.
(archaic, UK) An import duty levied by a guild of harbour pilots (especially at Kingston-upon-Hull and Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
(Australia, New Zealand) An additional import duty levied by customs.
Etymology 2
Noun
primage (countable and uncountable, plural primages)
(engineering, rare) Droplets of water suspended in steam (especially in the cylinder of a steam engine).
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Source: Wiktionary
Pri"mage (; 48), n. Etym: [F.] (Com.)
Definition: A charge in addition to the freight; originally, a gratuity to the captain for his particular care of the goods (sometimes called hat money), but now belonging to the owners or freighters of the vessel, unless by special agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain. Homans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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