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hidegild.

A tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.

    historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old English hīdġield (“a tax paid on each hide of land”). Compare hide (“measure of land”), geld.

noun
  1. A fine paid in lien of a flogging.

    historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old English hȳdġyld, hȳdġield (“a fine to buy one out of receiving a flogging”, literally “a payment to save one's skin”). Compare hide (“skin”), geld.

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