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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Saxon law, a restitution made by the county or hundred for any wrong that was done by one that was in plegio, or bound by the engagement called frank-pledge; specifically, a payment for or restoring of property taken away.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (O. Eng. Law) Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle.
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