# lastage

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will.
2. A tax on wares sold by the last.
3. The lading of a ship; ballast.
4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.

## Etymology
From lestage (“ballasting”), from lest (“ballast”), or Latin lastagium, lestagium. See last (“a load”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lastage