frankpledge vs slaughter

frankpledge

noun
  • The tithing itself. 

  • A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge. 

  • Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment. 

  • A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing. 

slaughter

noun
  • The killing of animals, generally for food. 

  • A rout or decisive defeat. 

  • A mass destruction of non-living things. 

  • A massacre; the killing of a large number of people. 

  • A group of iguanas. 

verb
  • To butcher animals, generally for food. 

  • To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner. 

  • To massacre people in large numbers. 

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