Etymology

alnage

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English aulnage ← Old French alnage
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  1. Old French · derived fromalnage
  2. Middle English · inherited fromaulnage
  3. English todayalnage

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.

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