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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
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