Anchorage
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
mer. law. A toll paid for every anchor cast from a ship into a river, and sometimes a toll bearing this name is paid although there be no anchor cast. This toll is said to be incident in almost every port.
1 Wm. Bl. 413; 2 Chit. Com. Law, 16.