Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Nautical, the allowance or commission of a ship's husband for attending to business matters in the interest of the ship.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Naut.) The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's husband.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun nautical The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's manager, or "husband".

Etymologies

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husband +‎ -age

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