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Word: Gage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French gage (noun), gager (verb), of Germanic origin; related to wage and wed
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡeɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
Short Definition:valued object deposited as guarantee of good faith
Word: Gage
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡeɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
offer (an object or one's life) as a guarantee of good faith
Short Definition:offer object or one's life as guarantee of good faith
Examples:- a guide sent to them by the headman of this place gaged his life as a forfeit if he failed
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