- fightwite
- Sax. A mulct or fine for making a quarrel to the disturbance of the peace. A payment to a lord possessing soc over a place where a wrong was done
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
fightwite
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Fightwite — Fight wite , n. [Fight + wite.] (O.Eng. Law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or quarrel to the disturbance of the peace. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fightwite — Sax. A mulct or fine for making a quarrel to the disturbance of the peace. A payment to a lord possessing soc over a place where a wrong was done … Black's law dictionary
fightwite — A fine for the offense of disturbing the peace by fighting … Ballentine's law dictionary
fightnite — Same as fightwite … Ballentine's law dictionary
flichwite — Same as fightwite … Ballentine's law dictionary
fyhtwite — Same as fightwite. fyrdwite. Same as ferdwit … Ballentine's law dictionary
