Obs. rare1. [f. BRIBE v. + -AGE.] Exaction of illegal fees by officials.
1587. Harrison, England, II. iii. (1877), 77. Yer the Scholar can be preferred, such bribage is made, that poore mens children are commonlie shut out.
Obs. rare1. [f. BRIBE v. + -AGE.] Exaction of illegal fees by officials.
1587. Harrison, England, II. iii. (1877), 77. Yer the Scholar can be preferred, such bribage is made, that poore mens children are commonlie shut out.