gage a pledge, RICHARD II., i. 1. 69, 146,161,
174,
176, 186 ; iv. 1. 25,
34,
46, etc.
“Gage. A pledge,
French. Hence the glove or gauntlet thrown down in challenges was called a gage, because, by throwing it, the challenger pledged
himself to meet the person who should take it up.”
Nares's Gloss.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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