Ward-wit
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
WARDWYTE, or WARDwlte.
In old English law. Immunity or exemption from the duty or service of ward, or from contributing to such service. Spelman. Exemption from amercement for not finding a man to do ward. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 47, §16; Co. Litt. 83.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Exemption or immunity from service of ward. See Ward.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. Immunity or exemption from the duty or service of ward, or from contributing to such service. Spelman. Exemption from amercement for not finding a man to do ward. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 47, § 16.
Defined under Ward in Black's Law Dictionary.