[f. TERM sb. + -AGE.]
† 1. Name for the winnings in some form of gambling or cheating. Obs. slang.
1591. Greene, Conny-Catching, II. Wks. (Grosart), X. 87. In Vincents Law … He that is coosened, the Vincent. Gaines gotten, Termage.
2. attrib. Termage fee = term-fee (see quot.).
1834. Regula Generalis, Michaelmas, in Bingham, New Cases, I. 411. Every attorney ought to pay to the clerk of the warrants … his termage fees, being eight pence in every term.
