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Pronunciation : Last"age n.
Etymology : [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast, or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See Last a load.]
Definition : 1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. [Obs.]

2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] Cowell.

3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. Spelman.

4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913