angild
noun
plural -s
: a compensation in Anglo-Saxon times made in a single payment at a fixed valuation for a given injury to person or property
Word History
Etymology
Old English āngilde, āngylde, from ān one + -gilde, -gylde (akin to gieldan to pay for, reward, serve, punish)
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above