twa night gest

/tuwnayt gest/ In Saxon law, a guest on the second night. By the laws of Edward the Confessor it was provided that a man who lodged at an inn, or at the house of another, should be considered, on the first night of his being there, a stranger (uncuth); on the second might, a guest; on the third night, a member of the family. This had reference to the responsibility of the host or entertainer for offenses committed by the guest