Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In early English history, a vessel of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his arm as a test of his innocence.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.
Etymologies
- Latin alfetum, from Anglo-Saxon word meaning "a pot to boil in". (Wiktionary)
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jmjarmstrong JM proposes that the noble and time honoured test of alfet take the place of all government elections (and it may be a good idea to roll it out for not-for-profit association Boards too). May 3, 2010