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fouds

fouds is the plural of foud.

Meaning of foud

Noun

foud (plural fouds)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland, UK) A bailiff or magistrate.
    • From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish...1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey, Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series, Living the Fishing, Routledge & Kegan Paul

Questions about fouds

What is fouds the plural of?
Fouds is the plural of foud.

Words near fouds in the dictionary

  1. Fouches
  2. foud
  3. foudrie
  4. foudries
  5. foudroyant
  6. fouds
  7. Fouesnant
  8. fouet
  9. fouets
  10. fouetté
  11. fouettés

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