Definition of Frankpledge

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.

Definition of Frankpledge

1. Noun. A legal system, based on tithings, in Anglo-Saxon England, in which members were held responsible for each other's conduct ¹

2. Noun. A member of such a tithing ¹

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Definition of Frankpledge

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frankpledge

frankincenses
franking
franking machine
frankings
franklin
franklinfurnaceite
franklinic
franklinic taste
franklinite
franklinites
franklinphilite
franklins
frankly
frankness
franknesses
frankpledge (current term)
frankpledges
franks
franseria
franserias
fransoletite
frantic
frantically
frantick
frantickly
franticly
franticness
franticnesses
franzier
franziest

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