Geld (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), geld·ed or gelt, geld·ing.
  1. to castrate (an animal, especially a horse).
  2. to take strength, vitality, or power from; weaken or subdue.
noun English History.
  1. a payment; tax.
  2. a tax paid to the crown by landholders under the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings.
verb gelds, gelding, gelded or gelt (tr)
  1. to castrate (a horse or other animal)
  2. to deprive of virility or vitality; emasculate; weaken
noun
  1. a tax on land levied in late Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
Geld (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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