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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

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 giver