(obsolete or historical) One who speaks on behalf of another; an advocate.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(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.
pfannkuchen
prefranking
racketproof
safekeeping
safekeeping
noun
(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.
the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
