sixhyndman

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A man worth six hundred shillings in wergeld. historical
    — The nobility are frequently, and in later records generally, styled Thanes; which honour seems to be a territorial designation. They are also indicated by the fines imposed on them for crimes, and by the composition payable for their lives. And thus we find them divided into Twelfhyndmen and Sixhyndmen; according as 1200 or 600 shillings was the amount of their were or composition.

词形变化

sixhyndmen plural

词源

Learned borrowing from Old English syxhynde mon.
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