Gage Definition
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Origin of Gage
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From Middle English gage, from later Old French or early Middle French gager (verb), (also guagier in Old French) gage (noun), ultimately from Frankish *waddi, from Germanic (whence English wed). Doublet of wage, from the same origin through the Old Northern French variant wage. See also mortgage.
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An occupational surname from Middle English gage, gauge "measure" for an assayer, or gage "pledge" for a moneylender.
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Named after the Gage family of England, who imported the greengage from France.
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After Sir William Gage (1656?–1727), English botanist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old French of Germanic origin
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See gauge.
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