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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pontagenoun
Duty paid for the reparation of bridges.
Etymology: pons, pontis, bridge.
In right of the church, they were formerly by the common law discharged from pontage and murage. John Ayliffe.
Webster Dictionary
Pontagenoun
a duty or tax paid for repairing bridges
Etymology: [LL. pontagium, from L. pons, pontis, a bridge: cf. F. pontage.]
Wikidata
Pontage
Pontage was a medieval toll levied for the building or repair of bridges. Pontage was similar in nature to murage and pavage. Pontage was granted by the king by letters patent for a limited term, sufficient to enable the requisite public works to be done. However, sometimes the works were not completed by the end of the term, so that a renewal had to be obtained. Grants were made from 1228 until the 1440s, the earliest being for bridges at Ferrybridge, Yorkshire and Staines, an important crossing of the river Thames. In all about 370 grants were made. The term pontage is also applied to lands in Cambridgeshire, which were liable to repair the bridge of Cambridge as an incident of tenure.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pontage
pont′āj, n. a toll paid on bridges: a tax for repairing bridges. [Low L. pontagium—L. pons, pontis, a bridge.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pontage
A duty or toll collected for the repair and keeping of bridges.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pontage in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pontage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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