pellage

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/ˈpɛlɪd͡ʒ/

noun

The duty on hides, furs and skins.

OriginFrench pellage ← Latin pellicula →
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Meanings

nounpellage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe duty on hides, furs and skins.

Origin

  1. Latinpellicula
  2. Frenchpellage
  3. Englishpellage

From French pellage, from Latin pellicula, from pellis (“a skin”). By surface analysis, pell + -age.

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APA

pellage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pellage

MLA

“pellage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pellage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pellage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pellage.

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