'Lastage' definitions:

Definition of 'Lastage'

From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] --Cowell. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. --Spelman. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship. [1913 Webster]