Lastage

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

  Lastage \Last"age\n. [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast,
     or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See {Last} a load.]
     1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to
        carry things where one will. [Obs.]
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     2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] --Cowell.
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     3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. --Spelman.
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     4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.
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