Lāst’age, n.
n. [Fr. lestage, from lest, ballast; L. Lat. lastagium, lestagium. See LAST, a load.]
Sense 1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for carrying things where one will.
Sense 2. A custom or tax paid on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] Cowell.
Sense 3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. Spelman.
Sense 4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.