weregeld — weregeld, gild var. forms of wergeld … Useful english dictionary
Weregeld — Wergild Le wergild, littéralement « prix de l’homme », (également écrit weregild, wergeld, wehrgeld ou weregeld) est une somme d’argent demandée en réparation à une personne coupable d’un meurtre, ou d’un autre crime grave. Cette… … Wikipédia en Français
Weregild — Weregeld (alternative spellings: wergild, wergeld, weregeld, etc.) was a reparational payment usually demanded of a person guilty of homicide or other wrongful death, although it could also be demanded in other cases of serious crime. In early… … Wikipedia
Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary — The front page of the Tripartitum, the law book summarizing the privileges of the nobility in the kingdom The origin of the nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary can be traced to the Magyar conquest of Pannonia in the 9th century, and it developed… … Wikipedia
Geld — Geld, n. [AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, payment, fr. gieldan to pay, render. See {Yield}.] Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.[Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: This word occurs in old law books in composition, as in danegeld, or danegelt, a tax… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weregelt — Weregild Were gild , n. [AS. wergild; wer a man, value set on a man s life + gild payment of money; akin to G. wehrgeld. [root]285. See {Were} a man, and {Geld}, n.] (O. Eng. Law) The price of a man s head; a compensation paid of a man killed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weregild — Were gild , n. [AS. wergild; wer a man, value set on a man s life + gild payment of money; akin to G. wehrgeld. [root]285. See {Were} a man, and {Geld}, n.] (O. Eng. Law) The price of a man s head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Holmgang — (hólmganga in Old Norse and modern Icelandic, holmgång in Swedish) was a duel practiced by Norsemen. It was a recognized way to settle disputes.Holmgang can be translated as to go to (or walk on) a small island or simply island walk, perhaps a… … Wikipedia
Nobles of the Church (Kingdom of Hungary) — The nobles of the Church (Hungarian: egyházi nemesek, prediális nemesek; Latin: nobilis ecclesiæ, prædiales) were a group of privileged people in the Kingdom of Hungary who possessed lands on the domains of wealthier prelates and were obliged to… … Wikipedia
