"Sternage" is a word in ENGLISH

Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.

Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.

A written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made volun-tnrily, and confirmed by the oath or afflrma-tion of the.party …

Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.

To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as …

Nearest the stern; most aft.

Nearest the stern.

Toward the stern.

An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.

Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.

In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.

Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.

atras {4} stern, rear of a boat. v [A] {1a} for a boat to back up.

Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.

Severely; rigidly; sternly.

A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.

A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.

A witness testifies on “be-half” of the party who calls him, notwith-standing his evidence proves to be adverse to that …

To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in a berth; as, she was berthed …

A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run …