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fightwite

fightwite noun: in Medieval Britain, a fine imposed on someone for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.

Noun

fightwite (plural not attested)

  1. (UK, historical, no plural) In Medieval Britain, a fine imposed on someone for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.

Origin of fightwite

From fight + wite.

Questions about fightwite

What does fightwite mean?
Fightwite means in Medieval Britain, a fine imposed on someone for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
What part of speech is fightwite?
Fightwite is a noun.

Words near fightwite in the dictionary

  1. fights to the death
  2. fights to the finish
  3. fights up
  4. fights windmills
  5. fightsome
  6. fightwite
  7. fightworthy
  8. fighty
  9. figitid
  10. figitids
  11. figitumumab

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