rivage (plural rivages)
(now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore.
(legal, UK, historical) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
• Argive, virgae
Source: Wiktionary
Riv"age, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ripa bank, shore.]
1. A bank, shore, or coast. [Archaic] Spenser. From the green rivage many a fall Of diamond rillets musical. Tennyson.
2. (O.Eng.Law)
Definition: A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
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