carcelage

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carcelāgium, a variant of carcerārium, ultimately from carcer (“jail, prison”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾt͡seˈlaʒe/

Noun

carcelage m (plural carcelages)

1. jailer’s fees, prison fees (money paid to a jailkeeper by or on behalf of a prisoner for the food and drink supplied to that prisoner during incarceration)