Frankpledge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Old English Law.
  1. a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
  2. a member of a tithing.
  3. the tithing itself.
noun (in medieval England)
  1. the corporate responsibility of members of a tithing for the good behaviour of each other
  2. a member of a tithing
  3. a tithing itself
Frankpledge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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