wadagen.
A spurious word, representing Latin vadia ‘wages’ in the writ appointing a serjeant; the other words represent feoda ‘fees’, vestura ‘vesture’ and regarda ‘rewards’.
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1679 E. Chamberlayne Present State Eng. (ed. 12) ii. 262 Out of the Sergeants afore-mentioned, the King by Writ, usually calls some to be his Council at Law, allowing each one Wadage, Feodage, Vesturage, and Regardage.
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