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/staw"lij/, n. Eng. Law.1. the right to set up a stall in a fair or market.2. rent paid for such a stall.[1350-1400; ME < AL stallagium, AF estalage. See STALL1, -AGE]
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Stallage — Stall age (st[add]l [asl]j; 48), n. [Cf. OF. estallage, of German origin. See {Stall}, n.] 1. (Eng. Law) The right of erecting a stall or stalls in fairs; rent paid for a stall. [1913 Webster] 2. Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stallage — stall·age || stÉ”ËlɪdÊ’ n. right to set up a booth at a fair or market; charge to set up a booth … English contemporary dictionary
stallage — [ stɔ:lɪdʒ] noun Brit., chiefly historical rental, taxation, or fees charged for the holding of a market stall. ↘the right to hold a market stall. Origin ME: shortening of OFr. estalage, from estal stall … English new terms dictionary
Stallage — Tax levied on trading booths or stalls at markets and fairs. Not paid by hawkers or peddlers … Medieval glossary
stallage — stall·age … English syllables
stallage — /ˈstɔlɪdʒ/ (say stawlij) noun rent for the right to erect a stall in a marketplace, on a fairground, or elsewhere. {stall1 + age} …
stallage — /stolij/ In old English law, the liberty of right of pitching or erecting stalls in fairs or markets, or the money paid for the same … Black's law dictionary
stallage — The liberty of maintaining a market stall … Ballentine's law dictionary
stallage — n. Brit. 1 space for a stall or stalls in a market etc. 2 the rent for such a stall. 3 the right to erect such a stall. Etymology: ME f. OF estalage f. estal STALL(1) … Useful english dictionary
stall — {{11}}stall (n.1) place in a stable for animals, O.E. steall place where cattle are kept, place, position, from P.Gmc. *stallaz (Cf. O.N. stallr pedestal for idols, altar, O.Fris. stal, O.H.G. stall stand, place, stable, stall, Ger. Stall stable … Etymology dictionary
