Obs. [ad. L. strāges.] Slaughter.
a. 1632. T. Taylor, Gods Judgem., II. iii. (1648), 39. Not sating himselfe with the strage of men, his tyranny usurped upon women.
1635. Heywood, Hierarchy Angels, 549. He did as much dammage and made as great slaughter on his Enemies, as he had receiued strage or execution from them.
1689. T. Plunket, Char. Gd. Commander, Ded. 5. Some haue the Laurel won by blood and strage.