In Saxon law. A hand pledge; a name given to the nine pledges in a decennary or friborg; the tenth or chief, being called “headborow” (q. v.) So called as being an inferior pledge to the chief. Spelman.
In Saxon law. A hand pledge; a name given to the nine pledges in a decennary or friborg; the tenth or chief, being called “headborow” (q. v.) So called as being an inferior pledge to the chief. Spelman.