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Frankpledge

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(1):

(n.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, - each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety.

(2):

(n.) The tithing itself.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Frankpledge'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/frankpledge.html. 1828.
 
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