■ suffix forming nouns:
1》 denoting an action or its result: leverage.
↘a function; a sphere of action: homage.
↘a state or condition: bondage.
2》 denoting an aggregate or number of: mileage.
↘a set or group of: baggage.
↘fees payable for: postage.
3》 denoting a place: vicarage.
Origin
from OFr., based on L. -aticum , neut. form of the adjectival ending -aticus .