steerage

The act or practice of steering.

The effect of the helm on a ship.

The steering apparatus of a ship.

The section of a passenger ship, originally near the rudder, providing the cheapest passenger accommodations.

The act, practice, or method of steering; guidance; direction; control; specifically, the direction or control of a ship in her course.

That by which a course is steered or directed.

Nautical, the effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which the ship is affected by the helm: as, she was going nine knots, with easy steerage.

A course steered; a path or way; a course of conduct, or a way of life.

A rudder; a helm; apparatus for steering; hence, a place of government or control.