murage

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English murage, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French murage, from murer (“to wall”), from mur (“wall”), Latin murus. See mure (“wall”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmjʊəɹɪd͡ʒ/ === Noun === murage (countable and uncountable, plural murages) A tax paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town. === References === “murage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Gaumer, Mauger, mauger, maugre == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French murage, from Old French murage. By surface analysis, mur +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /my.ʁaʒ/ === Noun === murage m (plural murages) murage === Further reading === “murage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === morage === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French murage (compare Medieval Latin mūrāgium). Equivalent to muren +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miu̯ˈraːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /muˈraːd͡ʒ(ə)/ === Noun === murage (uncountable) A tax for the maintenance of town walls; murage. (rare) Funds for wall construction and repair. (rare) The privilege of collecting murage. ==== Descendants ==== English: murage ==== References ==== “mū̆rāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.