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frank·pledge (fraŋk′plej′)

noun

  1. the system in old English law which made each man in a tithing responsible for the actions of other members
  2. a member under this system
  3. the tithing

Etymology: ME frank-plege < Anglo-Fr fraunc plege (see frank & pledge): prob. orig. a mistransl. of OE frith-borh, lit., peace pledge

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