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wager of battle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ger of -bat-tle
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil causes, and finally abolished in 1819. In writs of right, where the trial was by champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by throwing down his glove as a gage, thus "waged", or stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant, who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

wagers of battle (plural) wager of battel (alternative)

Questions

What does wager of battle mean?
The giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil causes, and finally abolished in 1819. In writs of right, where the trial was by champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by throwing down his glove as a gage, thus "waged", or stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant, who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge.

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