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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wite1 (wīt),USA pronunciation n., v., wit•ed, wit•ing. n. - British Terms, World History(in Anglo-Saxon law)
- a fine imposed by a king or lord on a subject who committed a serious crime.
- a fee demanded for granting a special privilege.
- World History, Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]responsibility for a crime, fault, or misfortune;
blame.
v.t. - World History, Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]to blame for;
declare guilty of.
Also, wyte. - bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English, Old English wīte penalty; cognate with Old High German wīzi, Old Norse vīti; (verb, verbal) Middle English witen, Old English wītan to blame
- a pres. pl. of wit 2.
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