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mu•rage
(myŏŏr′ij),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Law.]
- Lawa toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- Old French, equivalent. to mur(er) to wall about (see mure) + -age -age
- Middle English 1225–75