A fine for fornication or adultery, esp. with a bondwoman.
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > fine > [noun] > for fornication or adultery (6) lairwitec1230 A fine for fornication or adultery, esp. with a bondwoman. letherwite1297 Any of various fines relating to sexual relations and marriage; esp. a fine payable by a male serf to his lord for having illicit sexual relations… lecherwitea1425 a perversion (after lecher, n.1) of Old English legerwite (see lairwite, n.). whore toll1545 a sum of money paid by priests for committing sexual sins such as fornication, using prostitutes, or keeping a mistress. buttock-mail?1552 a fine imposed by an ecclesiastical court as a punishment for sexual intercourse outside of marriage. stool-mail1837 a fine imposed upon a person condemned to the stool of repentance. |
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