foldage

noun

fold·​age

ˈfōldij

variants or faldage

ˈfȯldij,

ˈfal-

plural -s

old English law

: the right of the lord of a manor to have his tenant's sheep graze on his land so as to manure it

Word History

Etymology

Middle English faldage, from fold, fald + -age

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