Where does “barbicanage” come from?

barbicanage (English) comes from English barbican, from Old French barbacane.

barbicanage (English): money paid for the support of a barbican

Definitions

  1. money paid for the support of a barbican

Ancestry of “barbicanage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbicanA tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified...
2Old Frenchbarbacane—
Every word from Old French barbacane →Every word from English barbican →