gages

We have found lemma(root) word of gages : gage.

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[ɡeɪdʒ], (Noun)

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- a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith


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Middle English: from Old French gage (noun), gager (verb), of Germanic origin; related to wage and wed


[ɡeɪdʒ], (Verb)

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- offer (an object or one's life) as a guarantee of good faith
(e.g: a guide sent to them by the headman of this place gaged his life as a forfeit if he failed)


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Middle English: from Old French gage (noun), gager (verb), of Germanic origin; related to wage and wed


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[ɡeɪdʒ], (Noun)

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mid 19th century: from the name of Sir William Gage (1657–1727), the English botanist who introduced it to England




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