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drengs

drengs is the plural of dreng.

Meaning of dreng

Noun

dreng (plural drengs)

  1. (UK, historical) A kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
    • In the reign of K. Richard I, the Theines and Drenges of Northumberland were tallaged. They paid each of them 80 much de Dono (o).1711, “Chapter XVII: Of Tallage”, in Thomas Madox, The Hiſtory and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, London: John Matthews, page 480

Questions about drengs

What is drengs the plural of?
Drengs is the plural of dreng.

Words near drengs in the dictionary

  1. dreng
  2. drengage
  3. drengages
  4. drenge
  5. drenges
  6. drengs
  7. Drenje
  8. Drennan
  9. Drennans
  10. Drennen
  11. Drennens

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