CHILDWIT

childwit

childwit. Hist. A fine levied by a master on a servant who became pregnant without the master’s consent.

childwit 〈撒克逊〉私生子罚金领主对受到引诱且未得到其允许而生下小孩的妇女所处的罚金。在英格兰埃塞克斯郡，大家公认的私生子的父亲也应向领主交纳一笔小额罚金。