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ring-givers

ring-givers is the plural of ring-giver.

Meaning of ring-giver

Noun

ring-giver (plural ring-givers)

  1. (Old-English, historical) A ruler or chieftain who distributed rings or other valuable gifts to loyal warriors, thanes, or retainers as a means of rewarding service and reinforcing bonds of allegiance and mutual obligation.
    • This kind of money was probably used by the Anglo-Saxons long after their settlement in England; and the name of "ring-giver," as an epithet of princes, was preserved perhaps to the time of the Norman conquest.1837 May, The Gentleman's Magazine, London, page 500

Questions about ring-givers

What is ring-givers the plural of?
Ring-givers is the plural of ring-giver.

Words near ring-givers in the dictionary

  1. ring-finger nails
  2. ring-fingernail
  3. ring-fingernails
  4. ring-fingers
  5. ring-giver
  6. ring-givers
  7. ring-giving
  8. ring-hall
  9. ring-halls
  10. ring-hoard
  11. ring-hoards

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