Beaconage

/ˈbɛkənɪdʒ/ noun

A fee or tax paid for the maintenance and use of beacons (navigation lights); the system or practice of maintaining beacon lights.

From beacon (Old English 'bæcn' from Germanic roots) + -age (Latin '-aticum' meaning a fee or charge). This medieval term referred to the levies collected to maintain coastal navigation lights.

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