Middle English Dictionary Entry

cariāǧe n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) The act of transporting (usually with wagons or carts, also on horses or by ship); the carrying of a corpse to burial [quot.: 1426]; (b) ~ man, a carter; ~ sadel, a pack saddle; ~ wain, a wagon for hauling; (c) ?going or coming in carts or afoot.
2.
(a) Means of transportation; vehicles collectively, conveyance; also, horses, etc.; (b) a vehicle, a carrier; also fig.; (c) a ship or boat.
3.
(a) A burden, weight; a load; (b) baggage, supplies, equipment; esp., the baggage of an army (with or without the horses, wagons, etc.).
4.
(a) A feudal service, a tenant's duty to provide transportation for his lord's goods; also, a money commutation of this service; upon ~, by exercising a landlord's claim upon the tenant's horses and cart; used fig.; (b) any rent or tax; (c) a charge for hauling; cost of hauling or transporting.