See Also: primage(dictionary)
PRIMAGE, merc(law)

primage (iou)



primage noun. L15.
[Anglo-Latin primagium, from Latin primus PRIME adjective: see -AGE. Cf. PRIME noun1, verb1.]
A small sum for the loading and care of cargo, payable by the owner or consignee of goods to the master of the ship carrying them. Also called hat-money. L15.
A small duty on cargo paid to a local society of harbour-pilots. obsolete exc. Hist. E17.