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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frank•pledge (frangk′plej′),USA pronunciation n. [Old Eng. Law.]- Lawa system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- Lawa member of a tithing.
- Lawthe tithing itself.
- Anglo-French frauncplege. See frank1, pledge
- Middle English fra(u)nkplegge 1250–1300
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