Middle English Dictionary Entry
ankerāǧe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ankerāǧe n. Also ancorage. |
| Etymology | AF or AL |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A charge for anchoring a ship in a harbor.
Associated quotations
- [ (1304) in Gras Eng.Cust.Syst.168 : De ankoragio iiii d. ]
- (1348) Inquest Lan.in LCRS 70194 : [The custom of] ancorage, [of wreck of the sea, etc.].
- (1405) Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk.32 : Sir Roger schal graunte to the forsaide Baillies and Burgeis and Comuners..al the Mersch, Stones and Sond, that lien..fro the Eld hauen of Donewych to the newe hauen at Walberswyk..wyth al maner of profitez and easementz, That is to seyn: costumz of pedders, wreke of the see, ankerage.
- (1405) Doc.in Flasdieck Origurk.34 : Thei shul bene quyte of al maner of Custumez, Ankerage, Lastage, Pikage, Dryyng of nettes.