Bible Dictionaries
Frankpledge
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, - each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety.
(2):
(n.) The tithing itself.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Frankpledge'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/frankpledge.html. 1828.