primage

(noun)

noun

1. (archaic) A payment made for loading or unloading a ship, or for care of goods during transit by ship.

2. (archaic, Britain) An import duty levied by a guild of harbour pilots (especially at Kingston-upon-Hull and Newcastle-upon-Tyne).

3. (Australia, New Zealand) An additional import duty levied by customs.

4. (engineering, rare) Droplets of water suspended in steam (especially in the cylinder of a steam engine).