alnage (English, noun)
expansion: alnage (plural alnages)
Senses:
glosses: Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law.
tags: historical
glosses: A duty paid for such measurement.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: alnages
tags: plural
form: ulnage
tags: alternative
obsolete