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twelfhyndeman

twelfhyndeman is the alternative form of twelfhyndman.

Meaning of twelfhyndman

Noun

twelfhyndman (plural twelfhyndmen)

  1. (historical, criminal law) A man worth twelve hundred shillings in wergeld.
    • The oath of a twelfhind man was equal to the oaths of ſix ceorles; and if revenge was taken for the murder of a twelfhynd man it might be wrecked on ſix ceorles.1805, Sharon Turner, The History of the Manners, Landed Property, Government, Laws, Poetry, Literature, Religion, and Language, of the Anglo-Saxons, London: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […]...

Forms of twelfhyndeman

pluraltwelfhyndemen

Questions about twelfhyndeman

What is twelfhyndeman the alternative form of?
Twelfhyndeman is the alternative form of twelfhyndman.

Words near twelfhyndeman in the dictionary

  1. tweezertrodes
  2. tweezes
  3. tweezing
  4. twelfe
  5. twelfhynde
  6. twelfhyndeman
  7. twelfhyndemen
  8. twelfhyndman
  9. twelfhyndmen
  10. twelfth
  11. twelfth cake

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