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  • noun historical The state or authority of a godi

Etymologies

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From Icelandic goðorð.

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Examples

  • He was not a feudal lord, for any franklin could change his "godord" as he liked, and the right of "judgment by peers" was in full use.

    The Story of the Volsungs Anonymous 1873

  • He was not a feudal lord, for any franklin could change his “godord” as he liked, and the right of “judgment by peers” was in full use.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

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