English Dictionary

cliffage

名詞

南ウェールズ方言 歴史的 稀用

(historical, South Wales) The right to quarry limestone from the cliffs of the Gower, or the payment charged for this right. / (uncommon) Cliffs, collectively.

日本語の意味

（歴史的、南ウェールズ）グワーの断崖から石灰岩を採石する権利、またはその権利に対して課される料金 / （まれに用いられる）複数の崖、あるいは崖群

In the 18th century, the landlord demanded cliffage from anyone who extracted limestone from the Gower cliffs.

18世紀、地主はゴワーの崖で石灰岩を採掘する権利に対する料金を、採掘者に対して要求した。

意味（1）

(historical, South Wales) The right to quarry limestone from the cliffs of the Gower, or the payment charged for this right.

The quarrymen received eighteen pence per ton , which covered drilling, blasting and transporting the stone to theb foreshore. Of this sum, a tithe was payable to the lord of the manor as cliffage. A bailiff had been appointed in each manor since the 17th century to collect cliffage, keelage, and customs charges on exported animals. Each ship that berthed on the foreshore was charged four pence Keelage […]

意味（2）

(uncommon) Cliffs, collectively.

To the north rose the dull cliffage of Newfoundland, bleak and gray-green - yet a streak of companionship in this vast loneliness. As we neared the summit of La Grande Vigie we obtained a good view of the other islands of the group ...