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wers

wers is the plural of wer.

Meaning of wer

Noun

wer (plural wers)

  1. (otherwise archaic) A man; a male; a husband.
    • […]the character of a horseman was inseparable connected with the knight—the military attendant of the baron, who was himself nothing more than the Wer, or Man, of the king—even the armiger, […]1862, E. William Robertson, Scotland Under Her Early Kings, page 137
  2. (historical, obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; wergeld.
    • Under the system of money compensation, the kindred of the slain must demand payment of the wer, or prosecute the feud. They had the right to the wer when paid, and must by oath release the slayer and his kindred from the feud.1876, Essays in Anglo-Saxon Law, page 144

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Wers is the plural of wer.

Words near wers in the dictionary

  1. Werrington Downs
  2. Werris Creek
  3. werrit
  4. Werriwa
  5. werry
  6. wers
  7. Wersching
  8. Werschings
  9. Werschkul
  10. wersh
  11. wersher

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