GAINAGE
\ɡˈe͡ɪnɪd͡ʒ], \ɡˈeɪnɪdʒ], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ_dʒ]\
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In old law, (a) the gain or profit of tilled or planted land raised by cultivating it; (b) the horses, oxen, and furniture of the wain, or the instruments for carrying on tillage, which, when a villain was amerced, were left free, that cultivation might not be interrupted. Burrill.
By Daniel Lyons
