Sentence:  The corporation of "London" acquired its <WSD>metage</WSD> rights from the crown before the time of legal memory, and now holds them by the best of titles, "prescriptive right" and "immemorial possession"; for, except in those memorable periods in English history, the reigns of King "John", King "James" the First, King "Charles" the Second, and King "James" the Second, the right and title of the corporation to its <WSD>metage</WSD> due has never been questioned or disturbed.Webster 1913 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A fee paid for a measurement.