view of frankpledge
Definition of view of frankpledge
: the gathering and inspection in the court leet at least once a year of all the men who were or ought to be in frankpledge
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Origin and Etymology of view of frankpledge
Middle English, translation of Anglo-French vewe de fraung plege
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