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Foot-geld

Foot-geld, amerciament for not expeditating or cutting out the balls of dogs' feet in the forest, Manw. p. 109 (4th Edn.)....


Geld

Geld, a mulct, compensation, value, price. Angeld is the single value of a thing; twigeld, double value, etc...


King-geld

King-geld, a royal aid; an escuage....


Market geld

Market geld, the toll of a market....


Schirrens-geld

Schirrens-geld [fr. shiregeld, Sax.], a tax paid to sheriffs for keeping the shire or county Court....


Sheriff-geld

Sheriff-geld, a rent formerly paid by a sheriff, and it is prayed that the sheriff in his account may be discharged thereof, Rot. Parl. 50 Edw. 3....


Wood-geld

Wood-geld, or Pudzeld, is to be free from payment of money for taking of wood in any forest, Co. Litt. 233 a....


Capon

A castrated cock esp when fattened a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table...


Castrate

To deprive of the testicles to emasculate to geld to alter...


Emasculate

To deprive of virile or procreative power to castrate power to castrate to geld...


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