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pedage

Paage \Pa"age\ (p[=a]"[asl]j; 48), n. [OF. paage, paiage, F. p['e]age, fr. (assumed) LL. pedaticum, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See Pedage, Pedal.] (O. Eng. Law) A toll for passage over another person's grounds. [Written also peage and pedage.]
--Burke.

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pedage

n. (context obsolete English) A toll or tax paid by passengers travelling through a specific place, entitling them to safe conduct and protection.