third-night-awn-hinde

In old English law by the laws of St. Edward the Confessor, if any man lay a third night in an inn, he was called a "third-night-awn-hinde," and his host was answerable for him if he committed any offense. The first night, forman-night, or uncouth (unknown), he was reckoned a stranger; the second night, twa-night, a guest; and the third night, an awnhinde, a domestic