A tax, duty, or fee collected in certain contexts; archaic term for a type of payment or tribute.
Possibly from Germanic or Old English roots related to 'dike' (a formal structure or boundary), or from Romance language tax terminology. The exact origin is uncertain, suggesting it's an obsolete or highly specialized term.
Dikage is one of those medieval terms for various taxes and fees that were so specific to certain regions or time periods that they fell out of use—historians and archaeologists dig through old records to understand what people actually paid.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.