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underfoud

underfoud noun: a lower-ranking foud; a subbailiff.

Noun

underfoud (plural underfouds)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland, UK) A lower-ranking foud; a subbailiff.
    • From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish...1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey, Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series, Living the Fishing, Routledge & Kegan Paul

Forms of underfoud

pluralunderfouds

Origin of underfoud

From under- + foud.

Questions about underfoud

What does underfoud mean?
Underfoud means a lower-ranking foud; a subbailiff.
What part of speech is underfoud?
Underfoud is a noun.
What is the plural of underfoud?
The plural of underfoud is underfouds.

Words near underfoud in the dictionary

  1. underforests
  2. underfortified
  3. underfortifies
  4. underfortify
  5. underfortifying
  6. underfoud
  7. underfouds
  8. underframe
  9. underframed
  10. underframes
  11. underframework

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