- hláfordswice
- m (-es/-as) high treason, treachery
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hláfordswice
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Hlafordswice — Betrayal of or treachery towards a man s lord. Such a betrayal by a *thegn in the AS world dominated by lordship and the imperatives of loyalty was a great crime, since all members of a lord s household were bound to him by mutual oaths. [<… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
hlafordswice — /(h)laevardzways/ Sax. In Saxon law, the crime of betraying one s lord (proditio domini); treason … Black's law dictionary
hlafordswice — /(h)laevardzways/ Sax. In Saxon law, the crime of betraying one s lord (proditio domini); treason … Black's law dictionary
hlafordswice — Betraying a lord; treason … Ballentine's law dictionary
