gage1
/
geɪdʒ/
n.
- a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
- a pledge, especially a glove, thrown down as a challenge to fight.
v.
offer as a gage.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. gage (n.), gager (v.), of Gmc origin; rel. to wage and wed.
gage3
/
geɪdʒ/
n.
another term for
greengage.
Etymology
C19: after the English botanist Sir William Gage.