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twelfhyndmen

twelfhyndmen is the plural 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, […]...

Questions about twelfhyndmen

What is twelfhyndmen the plural of?
Twelfhyndmen is the plural of twelfhyndman.

Words near twelfhyndmen in the dictionary

  1. twelfe
  2. twelfhynde
  3. twelfhyndeman
  4. twelfhyndemen
  5. twelfhyndman
  6. twelfhyndmen
  7. twelfth
  8. twelfth cake
  9. twelfth cakes
  10. twelfth cranial nerve
  11. Twelfth Day

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