spear penny

Questions

What does spear penny mean?

A fine under medieval Welsh law levied on related male landowners when the immediate kin of a murderer proved incapable of paying galanas

Where does spear penny come from?

From spear + penny, a calque translation of the Welsh ceiniog baladr, from ceiniog (“penny”) + paladr (“shaft"; "spear”).

How to pronounce spear penny

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