Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Money paid or contributed to watch and ward.
- noun Also called
ward-penny .
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Examples
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Doubtless, Master Copeland was an estimable scribe, and yet -- Ah, yes, Lord Neville quite followed her Majesty -- beyond doubt, the wardage of a king was an honor not lightly to be conferred.
Chivalry James Branch Cabell 1918
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Ah, yes, he quite followed her Majesty -- beyond doubt, the wardage of a king was an honor not lightly to be conferred.
Chivalry James Branch Cabell 1918
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