alnage

Meaning

Noun

Measurement (of cloth) by the ell.
A duty paid for such measurement.

Origin

From Middle English aulnage, from Old French alnage, aulnage (modern French aunage), from alne, of Germanic origin: compare Old High German elina, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 ("cubit"). See ell.

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