pavage

noun

pav·​age

ˈpāvij

plural -s

1

a

: a tax levied to pay for the paving of highways

b

: the right to impose such a tax

2

: the act of laying a pavement

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French, from Old French paver to pave + -age

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