| 单词 | oath-helping |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoath-helping oath-helping n. historical the action of swearing an oath in support of an accused person. ΚΠ 1903 Amer. Hist. Rev. 8 440 Mr. Seebohm's distinction between the group of land-occupying kinsmen, extending to the fourth degree, and the group naturally responsible for wergeld and oath-helping, extending to the ninth, has been very helpful. 1973 A. Harding Law Courts Med. Eng. 25 The Normans let the parties fight an actual physical battle, but the Anglo-Saxons preferred trial by ordeal or by oath-helping. < as lemmas |
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