Bible Dictionaries
Castle-Guard
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The guard or defense of a castle.
(2):
(n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
(3):
(n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Castle-Guard'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/castle-guard.html. 1828.