hidegild
hidegild (hId-gild), n. [Old English] Hist. A sum of money paid by a villein or servant to avoid a whipping. — Also spelled hidgild; hydegeld; hudegeld.
hidegild (hId-gild), n. [Old English] Hist. A sum of money paid by a villein or servant to avoid a whipping. — Also spelled hidgild; hydegeld; hudegeld.