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sixhyndmen

sixhyndmen is the plural of sixhyndman.

Meaning of sixhyndman

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...

Questions about sixhyndmen

What is sixhyndmen the plural of?
Sixhyndmen is the plural of sixhyndman.

Words near sixhyndmen in the dictionary

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

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