SURCH'ARGE, verb transitive 1. To overload; to overburden; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Your head reclin'd, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharg'd with morning dew. 2. In law, to overstock; to put more cattle into a common than the person has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain. SURCH'ARGE, noun An excessive load or burden; a load greater than can be well borne.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI