murage

murage
(mu-ra-j') s. m.
   État de ce qui est muré ; action de murer.
   Terme d'ancienne jurisprudence. Droit qu'on levait pour l'entretien d'une ville et des monuments publics.
   XVe s.
   ... Car lors chiet [tombe] le muraige [la muraille], E. DESCH. Poésies mss. f° 314.
   Murer.

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