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What is "stallage"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stallage

Stallage \Stall"age\ (st[add]l"[asl]j; 48), n. [Cf. OF. estallage, of German origin. See Stall, n.]

  1. (Eng. Law) The right of erecting a stall or stalls in fairs; rent paid for a stall.

  2. Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw. [Obs.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stallage

"tax levied for the privilege of erecting a stall at a market or fair," late 14c. (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from stall (n.1) + -age.

Wiktionary
stallage

n. 1 (context obsolete English) The dues levy for the erection and use of a stall at a fair or market. 2 (context obsolete English) dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw

Usage examples of "stallage".

It was a small one, with stallage for only half a dozen animals, but soundly built.