orfgild

noun

orf·​gild

ˈȯrfˌgild

plural -s

: a fine imposed for taking away cattle and payable under old English law by the hundred to which the wrongdoer belonged

Word History

Etymology

Old English orf cattle + gield, geld, gild tax, tribute; akin to Old English ierfe inheritance

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