English
lastage
Lastage may come from English lest ‘ballast’.
- English1500–presentlest‘ballast’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1543lastage
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentlest‘ballast’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1543lastage
Earliest quotation: 1543, Act 21: “All maner of shyppes[…]shall brynge with them all theyr…”
Every English word from English lest
Today it means
noun A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English lest / lastage