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Division; the act of dividing or sharing. [Obs.] Fuller.

another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body. What! are my doors opposed against my passage! Shak.

A passenger; a bird or boat of passage. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.

A way for passage; a hall. See Passage, 5.

Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period.

The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.

Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.

Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author.

See Pavage. [R.]

A contribution or a tax for paving streets or highways. Bouvier.

See Paage.

A toll or tax paid by passengers, entitling them to safe- conduct and protection. [Obs.] Spelman.

The body of peers; the nobility, collectively. When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. Milton.

The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or hair.

A customs duty on skins of leather.

Packs or bales of Spanish wool.

Feathery covering; plumage. [Obs.] Holland.

The condition of a peon.

A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.

Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery. Hannah More.