ˈgrith noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse
1.
a. obsolete : assured security or protection (as by safe conduct)
b. : peace or security imposed or guaranteed in Anglo-Saxon and early medieval England by conditions arising out of associations of time and place: as
(1) : the sanctuary or asylum afforded by the precincts of a church
(2) : king's peace
2. archaic : a place of security : refuge , asylum , sanctuary
3. obsolete : quarter in battle