frankpledge

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(frangk′plej′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
frank•pledge  (frangk′plej′),USA pronunciation n. [Old Eng. Law.]
  1. Lawa system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
  2. Lawa member of a tithing.
  3. Lawthe tithing itself.
  • Anglo-French frauncplege. See frank1, pledge
  • Middle English fra(u)nkplegge 1250–1300

'frankpledge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tithing

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