Festing-Man
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In old English law
A frank-pledge or one who was surety for the good behavior of another. Monasteries enjoyed the privilege of being "free from festing-men," which means that they were "not bound for any man's forthcoming who should transgress the law."
Cowell.
See Frank Pled ge.
See Frank Pled ge.