murage

[ myoor-ij ]

noun

, English Law.

1. a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.

murage

/ ˈmjʊərɪdʒ /

noun

1. archaic.
   a tax levied for the construction or maintenance of town walls

Word History and Origins

Origin of murage¹

1225–75; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to mur ( er ) to wall about ( mure ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of murage¹

C13: from Old French, ultimately from Latin mūrus wall

Example Sentences

“Not only have these conservation efforts increased fish numbers in protected areas but the rising populations are spilling over into non-protected areas, benefiting many more people,” says Dishon Murage, a consultant with US-based environmental conservation organisation Seacology and lecturer at the Technical University of Mombasa.

From The Guardian

Murage, who has been working with the people of Wasini Island for more than a decade, says the coral restoration has also boosted ecotourism.

From The Guardian

“This rate has gone up to nearly 80% today,” says Murage.

From The Guardian

“There have been confirmed reports by the World Health Organization that there have been cases of resistance in Thailand and Cambodia, and closer to home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” said Dr Evans Murage, a pharmacist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

From The Guardian

Generous benefactors, like Sir Richard Whittington, frequently contributed to the cost, and sometimes a tax called murage was levied for the purpose which was collected by officers named muragers.

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