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castle-guards

castle-guards is the plural of castle-guard.

Meaning of castle-guard

Noun

castle-guard (plural castle-guards)

  1. The guard or defence of a castle.
  2. (UK, obsolete) A tax or imposition on a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castleward.
  3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.

Questions about castle-guards

What is castle-guards the plural of?
Castle-guards is the plural of castle-guard.

Words near castle-guards in the dictionary

  1. castle thunder
  2. Castle Vale
  3. castle-builder
  4. castle-builders
  5. castle-guard
  6. castle-guards
  7. castle-wick
  8. castle-work
  9. castle-works
  10. Castlebar
  11. Castlebellingham

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