Forestage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forestage \For"est*age\, n. [Cf. F. forestage.] (O. Eng. Law)
     (a) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.
     (b) A service paid by foresters to the king.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  forestage
       n : the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and
           the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {proscenium},
            {apron}]