Last"age (?) n. [E. lestage
ballasting, fr. lest ballast, or LL. lastagium,
lestagium. See Last a load.] 1. A
duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things
where one will. [Obs.]
2. A tax on wares sold by the last.
[Obs.] Cowell.
3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast.
Spelman.
4. Room for stowing goods, as in a
ship.