单词 | iron ordeal |
释义 | iron ordealhistorical in later use noun A type of ordeal by fire in which an accused person is required to walk a certain distance either holding a heated iron bar or over heated iron objects (usually ploughshares). OriginOld English; earliest use found in Laws of Aeðelstan. |
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