Meanings
nountronage (countable and uncountable, plural tronages)
plural tronages
- countableobsoleteuncountableThe weighing of wool.
- countableobsoleteuncountableA toll or duty paid for weighing wool.
he gave an account also of the profits of the tronage; as appears in the accompts of the customs, in the times of king Edward the first , Edward the second , Edward the third
1787, Francis Hargrave, A Collection of Tracts Relative to the Law of England
Origin
From trone (“a steelyard”) + -age.
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tronage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tronage
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“tronage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tronage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tronage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tronage.
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