cornage

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noun

A feudal tax levied on horned cattle.

OriginFrench cornage ← Latin cornū →
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Meanings

nouncornage (countable and uncountable, plural cornages)

plural cornages

  1. countableuncountableA feudal tax levied on horned cattle.
  2. countablehistoricaluncountablelawAn ancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.

Origin

  1. Latincornū“horn”
  2. Frenchcornage
  3. Englishcornage

Borrowed from French cornage, from Latin cornū (“horn”) + -age.

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APA

cornage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornage

MLA

“cornage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornage.

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