stallage

  • 1Stallage — 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

  • 2stallage — /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] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 3stallage — stall·age || stɔːlɪdÊ’ n. right to set up a booth at a fair or market; charge to set up a booth …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4stallage — [ 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

  • 5Stallage — Tax levied on trading booths or stalls at markets and fairs. Not paid by hawkers or peddlers …

    Medieval glossary

  • 6stallage — stall·age …

    English syllables

  • 7stallage — /ˈstɔlɪdʒ/ (say stawlij) noun rent for the right to erect a stall in a marketplace, on a fairground, or elsewhere. {stall1 + age} …

  • 8stallage — /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

  • 9stallage — The liberty of maintaining a market stall …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 10stallage — 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