truage

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/ˈtɹuːɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Tribute, as paid to a ruler or superior.

OriginOld French treuage ← Latin tribūtum →
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Meanings

nountruage (countable and uncountable, plural truages)

plural truages · alternative trewage

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableTribute, as paid to a ruler or superior.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableA pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax.

    1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles For when he hath wonne a countrey, towne, or sygnory, he desyreth nothynge but truage […]

Origin

  1. Latintribūtum“tribute”
  2. Old Frenchtreuage
  3. Englishtruage

From Old French treuage, from treüd (from Latin tribūtum (“tribute”)) + -age.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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