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frankpledge
[ frangk-plej ]
noun
, Old English Law.
- a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- a member of a tithing.
- the tithing itself.
frankpledge
/ ˈfræŋkˌplɛdʒ /
noun
- the corporate responsibility of members of a tithing for the good behaviour of each other
- a member of a tithing
- a tithing itself
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frankpledge1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frankpledge1
C15: via Anglo-French from Old French franc free (see frank ) + plege pledge
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Example Sentences
Headborough, Borsholder, and Chief-Frankpledge are three words which describe the same functionary.
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It is not unlikely that the whole system of frankpledge grows out of this requirement.
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The servants of the Crown were not, as now, bound in frankpledge for each other.
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The sheriff held his turn twice a year and viewed frankpledge once a year.
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A similar conclusion has been reached as to Canute's responsibility for the institution known as frankpledge.
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