noun
- plural of metage: the official measuring of goods, especially grain, or the fee charged for such measuring
Usage: archaic; commercial
Examples
- The merchant paid the required metages before his grain could be sold at market.
- Historical records show various metages were collected at the port.
- The guild regulated all metages to ensure fair trade practices.
- Disputes over metages often arose between traders and officials.
- The ledger documented metages collected throughout the harvest season.