"castle-guard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: castle-guards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} castle-guard (plural castle-guards)
  1. The guard or defence of a castle.
    Sense id: en-castle-guard-en-noun-uoXDeH-U
  2. (UK, law, obsolete) A tax or imposition on a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castleward. Tags: UK, obsolete Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-castle-guard-en-noun-lwKj4RGt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 70 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 69 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 79 12 Topics: law
  3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
    Sense id: en-castle-guard-en-noun-isYHxLWT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wardable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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