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frankpledge - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'frankpledge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frankpledge [ n.]
- A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety.
- The tithing itself.