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† ˈfledwite Obs. An alleged term of OE. law (see quot.).[The explanation below is prob. a mere conjecture due to association with mod.Eng. fled. It has been suggested that the word may have arisen from a misreading of ferdwite (see ferd n.1).] 1579Rastall's Termes of the Lawe 93 Fledwite, that is to bee quyte from amercements when an outlawed fugitive cometh to the Kinges peace. [Hence in many later Dicts.] |