Thesaurus: frumgild
frumgild (plural frumgilds) (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder.
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- frumgild (plural frumgilds) (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, the first payment made to the kindred of a person slain, toward the recompense of his murder.