wager of battel
wager of battel is the archaic form of wager of battle.
Meaning of wager of battle
Noun
wager of battle (plural wagers of battle)
- The giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil causes, and finally abolished in 1819. In writs of right, where the trial was by champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by throwing down his glove as a gage, thus "waged", or stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant, who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge.
Forms of wager of battel
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Questions about wager of battel
- What is wager of battel the archaic form of?
- Wager of battel is the archaic form of wager of battle.
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