| 单词 | free ward |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfree ward free ward n. [perhaps after classical Latin lībera custōdia] now historical detention not involving close or ignominious restraint, as sometimes offered to wealthy or noble captives pending the payment of ransom; also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun] > custody > type of free keeping1483 free ward1538 bail1581 preventive detention1858 preventive custody1897 P.D.1956 1538 King James V Let. 8 Dec. in W. Fraser Red Bk. Grandtully (1868) II. 126 It is oure will..that thai sall nocht eschew, nor departe furtht of, our castell of Edinburcht, as in our fre ward, vndir the pane of ten thowsand merkis. 1546 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 36 Remane in fre waird within ony place the Eirle of Huntlie forsaid pleissis to assign. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus vi. ii, in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 503 He kept him onely in free ward, and enioyned him no other punishment. 1637 S. Rutherford Let. 23 Sept. (1891) 523 My spirit also is in free ward. c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1851) II. 91 Ye hard befoir how Johne Leith..is wardit in the tolbuith..and how he is set to frie waird. 1799 W. Scott tr. J. W. von Goethe Goetz of Berlichingen iv. 148 Promise to allow me free ward, and I give up my sword, and am again your prisoner. 1849 H. Dixon John Howard, & Prison-world of Europe v. 152 Neither felons nor debtors had any fixed allowance of food;..the latter had no free ward; no straw to lie on; no infirmary for the sick. 1958 W. A. Gatherer tr. G. Buchanan Tyrannous Reign Mary Stuart ii. 138 The heads of all the families..were ordered..to pass to Edinburgh castle, to remain there for a short time in free ward, on the pretext that they could not be trusted in an expedition..which their ill-will might foil. < as lemmas |
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