weregild — meaning in English
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English meaning
- wergeld noun Blood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case of injury or to the victim's kindred in the case of homicide; such a reparative payment or compensation.
Senses
weregild is used for these senses in English:
- wergeld (historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.
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