Word: chainage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chain
age
Definition: An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.
Morphemes:
Affix: chain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: catēna
Language: la
Decoded: catena
Meaning: chain
Affix: -age
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming nouns indicating a place
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āticum
Language: la
Decoded: -aticum
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the root verb or noun.