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Grith

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

Black's Law Dictionary

In Saxon law. Peace; protection.

Grithhreoh. Breach of the king's peace, as opposed to frithbrech, a breach of the nation's peace with other nations.

Grithstole. A seat, chair, or place of peace; a sanctuary; a stone within a church-gate, to which an offender might flee.