lastage

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A tax on wares sold by the last.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) The lading of a ship; ballast.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.

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