barbicanage

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noun

A tax, similar to murage, paid for the upkeep of a barbican.

OriginLate Latin barbicanagium →
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Meanings

nounbarbicanage (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableA tax, similar to murage, paid for the upkeep of a barbican.

Origin

  1. Late Latinbarbicanagium
  2. Englishbarbicanage

From barbican + -age, or from Late Latin barbicanagium.

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APA

barbicanage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbicanage

MLA

“barbicanage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbicanage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barbicanage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barbicanage.

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