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A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A Dictionary of Law

In Saxon law. A pledge, pledge giver, or surety. The name given among the Saxons to the head of each family composing a tithing or decennary, each being the pledge for the good conduct of the others, Also the contract or engagement of suretyship; and the pledge given.