"alnage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɔːlnɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alnage.wav Forms: alnages [plural], ulnage [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English aulnage, from Old French alnage, aulnage (modern French aunage), from alne (“ell”), of Germanic origin: compare Old High German elina, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina, “cubit”). See ell. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aulnage}} Middle English aulnage, {{der|en|fro|alnage}} Old French alnage, {{cog|fr|aunage}} French aunage, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|goh|elina}} Old High German elina, {{cog|got|𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰||cubit}} Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (aleina, “cubit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} alnage (plural alnages)
  1. (historical) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-alnage-en-noun-MnDxi375 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (historical) A duty paid for such measurement. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-alnage-en-noun-zCuCHkOw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alnager

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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