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Definition :

Primage, a certain allowance paid by the shipper or consignor of goods to the master of a vessel for loading them. See HAT-MONEY. The amount varies according to the custom of the place. See Best v. Saunders, M&M 208; Charleton v. Cotesworth, R&M 175; and Caughey v. Gordon & Co., (1878) 3 CPD 419.