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Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In old English law. The trial by battle, which does not seem to have been usual in England before the time of the Conqueror, though originating in the kingdoms of the north, where it was practiced under the name of "holmgang," from the custom of fighting duels on a small island or holm. Wharton.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. The trial by battle, which does not seem to have been usual in England before the time of the Conqueror, though originating in the kingdoms of the north, where it was practiced under the name of "holmgang," from the custom of fighting duels on a small island or holm. Wharton.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old English law. The trial by battle, which does not seem to huyve been usual in England before the time of the Conqueror, though originating In the kingdoms of the north, where it was practiced under the name of “folmgang,” from the custom of fighting duels on a small islund or holm. Wharton.