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sixhyndman

sixhyndman noun: a man worth six hundred shillings in wergeld.

Noun

sixhyndman (plural sixhyndmen)

  1. (historical, criminal law) A man worth six hundred shillings in wergeld.
    • The nobility are frequently, and in later records generally, styled Thanes; which honour seems to be a territorial designation. They are also indicated by the fines imposed on them for crimes, and by the composition payable for their lives. And thus we find them divided into Twelfhyndmen and...1832 July, “The Rise and Progress of the English Commonwealth. […] By Francis Palgrave, […]. The History of England; Anglo-Saxon Period. (Family Library.) By Francis Palgrave, […].”, in The Edinburgh...
    • It is remarkable that, though the syxhyndman is named at first, nothing more is said of him; and the twelfhyndman is defined to be a thane.1848, Henry Hallam, Supplemental Notes to the View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, London: John Murray, […], page 210

Forms of sixhyndman

pluralsixhyndmen

Origin of sixhyndman

Learned borrowing from Old English syxhynde mon.

Questions about sixhyndman

What does sixhyndman mean?
Sixhyndman means a man worth six hundred shillings in wergeld.
What part of speech is sixhyndman?
Sixhyndman is a noun.
What is the plural of sixhyndman?
The plural of sixhyndman is sixhyndmen.

Words near sixhyndman in the dictionary

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  3. sixgun
  4. sixguns
  5. sixhynde
  6. sixhyndman
  7. sixhyndmen
  8. sixie
  9. sixies
  10. sixish
  11. sixk

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