Ship-loading duty

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n. 1 (context obsolete English) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. 2 (context obsolete English) A tax on wares sold by the last. 3 (context obsolete English) The lading of a ship; ballast. 4 (context ...

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Lastage \Last"age\n. [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast, or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See Last a load.] A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. [Obs.] A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] --Cowell. ...

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Lastage is a neighbourhood in the Centrum district of Amsterdam , in the Netherlands . It is located between the Geldersekade and Oudeschans canals, just east of old medieval city. Today, the neighbourhood is also known as Nieuwmarktbuurt . The area is ...