Definition of weregild

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Weregild (n.) The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer..

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Were :: Were (n.) A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's life; weregild.
Wehrgelt :: Wehrgelt (n.) See Weregild.
Weregild :: Weregild (n.) The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer..
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