(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
leapfrogged
leapfrogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
preflagellated
prefungoidal
pregratified
profligated
profligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profligate
proofreading
proofreading
noun
The act or process by which a document is proofread.
verb
present participle of proofread
stepgrandfather
stepgrandfather
noun
The father of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.