pollage

English

Etymology

From poll +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊlɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈpɒlɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

pollage (plural pollages)

1. (obsolete) A poll tax, one charged for each person.
   • 1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC:

     delivering of our realm from his grievous bondage and pollage

References

“pollage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.