truage

noun /ˈtɹuːɪd͡ʒ/

1. Tribute, as paid to a ruler or superior.

   countable, obsolete, uncountable

2. A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax.

   countable, obsolete, uncountable

   For when he hath wonne a countrey, towne, or sygnory, he desyreth nothynge but truage […]

   1523-1525, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, Froissart's Chronicles

Where it comes from

From Old French treuage, from treüd (from Latin tribūtum (“tribute”)) + -age.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry truage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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