brassage
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
brassage (usually uncountable, plural brassages)
- (historical) A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; seigniorage.
References[edit]
- “brassage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
brassage m (plural brassages)
- brewing of beer
- (figuratively) intermingling of different peoples, cultures and ideas
Further reading[edit]
- “brassage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.