Festingman

[Sax. /«/«nmon,] In old English law. A surety or pledge; frankpledge. Cov>elL FESTING PENNY* [from Sax./«M/nian, to fasten.] In English law. Earnest given to servants when hired, or retained in service. CowelL Blount, Still in use in some parts of England, under the name of fastening penny; though a shilling u the amount actually paid. Hotoil Vs Rural Life of England, p.

416. (Phil. ed. 1841.)