Gesithcund
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born. not-comparable
"The eorlcundman is worth his high wergild even if he be landless: the ceorl may attain to thegn-right and yet his children to the third generation will not be gesithcund."
Synonyms
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More examples"The eorlcundman is worth his high wergild even if he be landless: the ceorl may attain to thegn-right and yet his children to the third generation will not be gesithcund."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English ġesīþcund.
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