CASTLE-GUARD

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The guard or defense of a castle.

2.
n.

A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.

3.
n.

A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.


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