pennage
pennage · pennages
The confining of animals in pensThe confining of animals in pens.
/ˈpɛn.ɪd͡ʒ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The confining of animals in pens.
(countable, uncountable)A fee paid for the accommodation of animals in pens.
(obsolete)Feathery covering; plumage
Origin
From pen + -age. From penna + -age, from Latin penna, pinna (“wing, feather”). Perhaps anFrom pen + -age.
From penna + -age, from Latin penna, pinna (“wing, feather”). Perhaps analogous to French pennage, the same Latinate root and suffix elements having both entered at an earlier stage (cf. Middle English penne, -age).
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Forms
plural: pennagesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable