(historical, legal, UK) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge.
(historical, legal, UK) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, legal) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
(UK, historical) A sum paid to gain freedom of the city as a trader in a guild.
(UK, historical, legal) In Medieval Britain, a fine imposed on someone for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
(Scotland, Northern England) Privilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation.