wardableadj.
/ˈwɔːdəb(ə)l/ Historical.
Liable to pay castle-guard or castle-ward.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [adjective] > liable or subject to pay specific dues
heriotable1598
wardablec1620
c1620 in Sussex Archaeol. Coll. (1853) 6 226 The Parsonadge..wth too akers of the Mannor land, called the Wren Wish, is Wardable as the Mannor is.
1888 Archaeol. Rev. Mar. 58 In Pevensey Rape much of the land round the Castle was wardable, i.e., paid Castle-guard, or Castle-ward.
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