英语词汇“wager of battle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

wager of battle

释义

wager /wāˈjər/

noun

Something staked on an outcome not yet known
A bet
The act of making a bet
That on which bets are laid
A hazard (rare)
A contest for a prize (rare)
A pledge (obsolete)
The act of giving a pledge (obsolete)

transitive verb

To bet (money, etc) on the outcome of anything

intransitive verb

To lay a wager, make a bet

ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr wageure a pledge, from ONFr wagier; see wage

wāˈgerer noun

wager boat noun

A light boat for a race between single scullers

wager of battle noun (law; historical)

Trial by combat, a usage which permitted the accused and accuser, in cases where direct evidence was lacking, to challenge each other to mortal combat

wager of law noun (historical)

Compurgation, ie the act, by several witnesses, of swearing jointly to the character of a defendant or accused person, so as to clear him or her

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