ceorl

• Already in Ćthelberht's legislation we find characteristic fines inflicted for breach of the peace of householders of different ranks--the ceorl, the eorl, and the king himself appearing as the most exalted among them. —  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
• The weregild of a ceorl was 266 thrismas P.T.W LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND The second great officer of the crown is the Lord High Chancellor, or Keeper of the Great Seal, which are the same in authority, power, and precedence. —  The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832
• The owner of two hydes of land was ranked above a ceorl, or simple farmer, while the owner of twelve hydes was a royal thane. —  Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers
• He had said to himself again and again that her father was right; that the poor ceorl, Giles Winterborne, would never have been able to make such a dainty girl happy. —  The Woodlanders
• Saxon village -- Common-field system -- _Eorl_ and _ceorl_ -- Thanes, —  English Villages

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