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Friborg

The pledge and tithing afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge See Frankpledge

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Reeve

the hundred court was to enable the sheriff to hold his 'town' and to permit a view of frankpledge, i.e. an inspection of the person who ought to belong to the frankpledge system.' (Handbook of Anglo American

Headborough

The chief of a frankpledge tithing or decennary consisting of ten families called also borsholder boroughhead boroughholder and sometimes tithingman See Borsholder

Deciners, Decenniers, or Doziners

Deciners, Decenniers, or Doziners, such as were wont to have the oversight of the Friburghs or views of frankpledge for the maintenance of the King's peace. The limit and compass of their jurisdiction was called decenna, because

Demivill

A half vill consisting of five freemen or frankpledges

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