ˈfərd, ˈfi(ə)rd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Old English fierd, fyrd (also, campaign, camp); akin to Old High German fart journey, Old Norse ferth, Gothic us fartho departure; derivatives from the root of English fare
1. : the national militia in England prior to the Norman Conquest
men of the fyrd were mustered and their weapons counted — Hope Muntz
2. : the duty to serve in the fyrd