\Last"age\n. [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast,
or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See {Last} a load.]
1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to
   carry things where one will. [Obs.]
2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] --Cowell.
3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. --Spelman.
4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.