ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weardwite, from weard ward + wite
: a fine paid by a tenant to his lord for failure to furnish castle-guard
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weardwite, from weard ward + wite
: a fine paid by a tenant to his lord for failure to furnish castle-guard
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012