\Al"nage\ ([a^]l"n[asl]j), n., [OF. alnage, aulnage, F.
aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina,
Goth. aleina, cubit. See {Ell}.] (O. Eng. Law)
Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such
measurement.