truage

truage

English

Alternative forms

• trewage

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹuːɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

truage (countable and uncountable, plural truages)

1. (obsolete) Tribute, as paid to a ruler or superior.
2. (obsolete) A 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 […]

Anagrams

• Tuareg, Ugarte, argute, rugate