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fraughtage

noun
/ˈfɹɔːtɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From fraught + -age.

  1. derived from *h₂eyḱ-✻ — “to come into possession of, obtain; to own, possess”
  2. derived from *aihtiz✻ — “acquisition; possessions, property”
  3. derived from *fraihtiz✻
  4. derived from vracht
  5. derived from vracht
  6. derived from fraught
  7. suffixed as fraughtage — “fraught + age”

Definitions

  1. freight

    freight; cargo

    • Our fraughtage, sir, I have convey'd aboard; and I have bought the oil, the balsamum and aqua-vitae.
    • c. 1610-1614, William Rowley (attributed), A New Wonder, a Woman Never Vexed our ships are so near return, as laden on the Downs with such a wealthy fraughtage.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA