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Lighterage

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Word	Definition
light duenoun	A duty or toll levied on ships navigating certain waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses; light money.
light moneynoun	Money levied for the maintenance of lighthouses; light dues.
jettagenoun	(UK, nautical) Certain charges levied upon incoming vessels at a port.
liverynoun	Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.
keelagenoun	The duty or toll charged for a ship entering port.
laytimenoun	In commercial shipping, the amount of time specified in a charter party for a vessel's loading and unloading.
respondentianoun	(law, commercial law) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship.
hireagenoun	The act of hiring something.
fullagenoun	The fulling or cleansing cloth.
bill of ladingnoun	(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.
seafarenoun	Travel or journey by sea.
bill of ladennoun	Misspelling of bill of lading. [(shipping) A document issued by a carrier (e.g. master of a ship or the ship owner's agent) to a shipper listing a ship's cargo, acknowledging receipt of said cargo, and specifying terms for its delivery.]
thelonynoun	(historical) A toll or custom required from travelling merchants as a tax on doing business.
chargeantnoun	(Ireland, law, possibly obsolete) A chargee, a person who has a charge upon something.
alnagenoun	(historical) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell, specifically, official inspection and measurement of woollen cloth, and attestation of its value by the affixing of a lead seal, as was once required by British law.
tollnoun	A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
allowancenoun	An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose.
passagenoun	A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
lawingnoun	Going to law; litigation.
levynoun	The act of levying.