primage noun. ['prʌɪmɪdʒ] L15.
[Anglo-Latin primagium, from Latin primus PRIME adjective: see -AGE. Cf. PRIME noun¹, verb¹.]
1. 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.

2. A small duty on cargo paid to a local society of harbour-pilots. obsolete exc. Hist. E17.

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