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quarterage Definition

quar·ter·age (kwôrt′ər ij)

noun

  1. a quarterly assessment, payment, allowance, etc.
  2. Rare
    1. quarters for troops
    2. the provision of quarters or cost of this

Etymology: ME < OFr: see quarter & -age

quarterage Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • small: For this sum the master teaches at a small quarterage, and the average number of children is about 60.

Modifies a noun

  • book: Green's addresses for the next seventeen years are recorded in the quarterage books of the Clockmaker's Company.