Pī'lot-age, n.

noun

(45), n. [Fr. pilotage. See supra.]

  1. The pilot's skill or knowledge of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels. [Obs.] Raleigh.
  2. The compensation made or allowed to one who directs the course of a ship.
  3. The guidance of a pilot.

I am delighted to put myself under your pilotage. W. Scott.