Roundage

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process or result of shaping something into a round form ; an old customs levy or tax charged on certain goods, such as wine or wool
2. Making an object circular or curved in shape ; a historical duty imposed on merchandise, often calculated by quantity or weight
3. Giving something a rounded form or contour ; a toll or tax once collected on particular commodities brought to market

Etymology: Roundage is a plain English formation: "round" plus the suffix "-age," which in English builds nouns from verbs or nouns to denote a collection, process, or charge. Its earliest use is in the sense of a payment or duty levied on a round or circuit, and it is also used for the total quantity of something dispensed or distributed in rounds. The "-age" suffix came into English from Old French, which took it from Latin "-aticum," and it was productive from the Middle English period onward, giving words like "postage," "tonnage," and "wreckage." The noun "round" itself has Old French roots in "rond," meaning circular, from Latin "rotundus."