FRANKPLEDGE


Meaning of FRANKPLEDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfraŋk-ˌplej ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English frankeplegge, from Anglo-French francplege (probably translation of Middle English friborg peace pledge), from franc free + plege pledge

Date: 15th century

: an Anglo-Saxon system under which each adult male member of a tithing was responsible for the good conduct of the others ; also : the member himself or the tithing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.