arrivage

English

Etymology

From Middle English a-rivage, arryvage, aryvage, from Anglo-Norman aryvage and/or Middle French arivage; equivalent to arrive +‎ -age.

Noun

arrivage (countable and uncountable, plural arrivages)

1. (obsolete) An arrival, especially one by ship or boat.
   • 1611, Iohn Speed [i.e., John Speed], “Stephen, the Two and Fortieth Monarch of the English-men: His Raigne, Acts, and Issue”, in The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of yͤ Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. […], London: […] William Hall and John Beale, for John Sudbury and George Humble, […], →OCLC, book IX ([Englands Monarchs] […]), paragraph 19, page 448, column 2:

     The place of her arriuage was at the port of Arundell, into which Caſtle ſhee was ioyfully receiued by William de Albeny, who had married Queen Adeliza, the late wife to King Henry, whoſe Dowrie it was; […]

French

Etymology

From arriver +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁi.vaʒ/

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Noun

arrivage m (plural arrivages)

1. arrival
2. advent

Further reading

• “arrivage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.