Word Study
murage
CIDE DICTIONARY
murage, n. [F., fr. murer to wall, fr. mur wall, L. murus. See Mure a wall.].
A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified town. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
murage, n. hist. a tax levied for building or repairing the walls of a town.
Etymology
ME f. OF, in med.L muragium f. OF mur f. L murus wall
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