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backberend

backberend adjective: having goods that one has stolen in one's possession.

Adjective

backberend (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having goods that one has stolen in one's possession.
    Synonyms:
    handhabend

Synonyms of backberend

Origin of backberend

From Anglo-Saxon law; equivalent to back-bearing, i.e. carrying something on one's back.

Questions about backberend

What does backberend mean?
Backberend means having goods that one has stolen in one's possession.
What part of speech is backberend?
Backberend is an adjective.

Words near backberend in the dictionary

  1. backbend
  2. backbended
  3. backbending
  4. backbends
  5. backbent
  6. backberend
  7. backbit
  8. backbite
  9. backbiter
  10. backbiters
  11. backbites

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