infangthief

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves captured within their estates, sometimes restricted to the lord's tenants or men and sometimes limited to those caught in flagrante delicto. historical,uncountable
    — The wrought-iron gates (infangthief and outfangthief in heavy balls on the gate-posts) were open for their hard-breathing entry.

词形变化

infang alternative infangthef alternative infangenthef alternative infangentheof alternative

词源

From Middle English infangthef, from Old English infangeneþēof (“infangthief”), from in- + fangen (“seized, taken”) + þēof (“thief”). See also infang.
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