childwiten.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪldwʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪldˌwaɪt/

Forms: early Middle English cildwite, Middle English childwyte, Middle English– childwite, 1500s childewyte, 1600s childwit.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: child n., wite n.²

Etymology: < child n. + wite n.² Compare post-classical Latin childwita (from a1160 in British sources; < English). Compare earlier bloodwite n.The English word is attested earliest in a Latin context.

Feudal Law. Now historical.

A penalty for an illegitimate child; a fine paid by the reputed father of the child to the lord of the unfree mother.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > fine > [noun] > for impregnating bondwoman

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c1155 Royal Charter: Henry II to Citizens of London in S. Reynolds et al. Elenchus Fontium Historiae Urbanae (1988) II. 70 Omnes sint quieti de brudtoll et de childwite et de jeresgieve et de scotale.

1189 in C. A. Markham Rec. Borough Northampton (1898) I. 26 Eis concessimus quod sint quieti de Brudtol & de Childwite.

c1250 Bracton's Note Bk. (1887) II. 574 Si aliquis eorum habuerit puerum in fornicacione dabit childwyte.

1301 ( Charter of Richard I in H. C. Maxwell-Lyte Cal. of Charter Rolls (1908) III. 8 Concessimus, quod sint quieti de Bredtol et de cildwite et de gieresgieve.

?c1350 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 33 Childwite, chalenge de serf ki serf, serve enceinte.

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. i/2 That the citezens..be quyte of bryghtol and childe wyte yerisgiue and scotale.

1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 37^v Childwite, that is y^t you may take a fine of your bondwoman defiled and begotten w^t childe w^tout your licence.

1672 T. Manley Νομοθετης: Cowell's Interpreter sig. O2^va Within the Mannor of Writtle in Com. Essex, every reputed Father of a Bastard gotten there, pays to the Lord for a Fine three shillings four pence, and the custome is there also called Childwit.

1781 M. J. Armstrong Hist. & Antiq. Norfolk VI. 74 The childwite was not certain, but at the Lord's will.

1904 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 19 50 According to Dugdale, in 1654 heiresses of copyhold still paid their leyrwite and childwite of 5s., whenever their misconduct came to the lord's knowledge.

2003 K. M. Phillips Medieval Maidens iv. 150 Poorer girls in Halesowen and Redgrave were more likely to be amerced for..childwite than daughters of better-off villagers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	childwite
释义	childwiten. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪldwʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪldˌwaɪt/ Forms: early Middle English cildwite, Middle English childwyte, Middle English– childwite, 1500s childewyte, 1600s childwit. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: child n., wite n.² Etymology: < child n. + wite n.² Compare post-classical Latin childwita (from a1160 in British sources; < English). Compare earlier bloodwite n.The English word is attested earliest in a Latin context. Feudal Law. Now historical. A penalty for an illegitimate child; a fine paid by the reputed father of the child to the lord of the unfree mother. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [noun] > for impregnating bondwoman childwitec1155 c1155 Royal Charter: Henry II to Citizens of London in S. Reynolds et al. Elenchus Fontium Historiae Urbanae (1988) II. 70 Omnes sint quieti de brudtoll et de childwite et de jeresgieve et de scotale. 1189 in C. A. Markham Rec. Borough Northampton (1898) I. 26 Eis concessimus quod sint quieti de Brudtol & de Childwite. c1250 Bracton's Note Bk. (1887) II. 574 Si aliquis eorum habuerit puerum in fornicacione dabit childwyte. 1301 ( Charter of Richard I in H. C. Maxwell-Lyte Cal. of Charter Rolls (1908) III. 8 Concessimus, quod sint quieti de Bredtol et de cildwite et de gieresgieve. ?c1350 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 33 Childwite, chalenge de serf ki serf, serve enceinte. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. i/2 That the citezens..be quyte of bryghtol and childe wyte yerisgiue and scotale. 1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 37^v Childwite, that is y^t you may take a fine of your bondwoman defiled and begotten w^t childe w^tout your licence. 1672 T. Manley Νομοθετης: Cowell's Interpreter sig. O2^va Within the Mannor of Writtle in Com. Essex, every reputed Father of a Bastard gotten there, pays to the Lord for a Fine three shillings four pence, and the custome is there also called Childwit. 1781 M. J. Armstrong Hist. & Antiq. Norfolk VI. 74 The childwite was not certain, but at the Lord's will. 1904 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 19 50 According to Dugdale, in 1654 heiresses of copyhold still paid their leyrwite and childwite of 5s., whenever their misconduct came to the lord's knowledge. 2003 K. M. Phillips Medieval Maidens iv. 150 Poorer girls in Halesowen and Redgrave were more likely to be amerced for..childwite than daughters of better-off villagers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1155
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