Obs. [a. Fr. fardage (= Sp. fardaje, Pg. fardagem, It. fardaggio), f. farde: see FARDEL.]
1. The impedimenta of an army, baggage.
1578. T. Nicholas, trans. Conq. W. India (1596), 116. Cortes departed with his army in good order, and in the midst of them went the fardage and artillerie.
1600. Holland, Livy, XLII. lxiv. 1153. Perseus likewise incontinently turned about with his ensignes, putting his fardage and carriage before, and then commaunded the infanterie to march after.
† 2. = DUNNAGE.
(Used in charter parties about 1860; now obs. among English shippers.)
