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warnoth

warnoth n. (英格兰古法)加倍支付法 一种古老的习惯。依据该习惯法,若拥有多佛尔城堡的封臣第一次不能按期支付租金,他将被处以相当于两倍租金的罚款或被没收同样价值的财产,若第二次不能按期支付租金,则被处以相当于三倍租金的罚款或被没收同样价值的财产,依此类推。

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warnoth

warnoth (wor-noht). Hist. A custom by which a tenant who failed to pay rent on a set day had to pay double the amount due, and on failing a second time had to pay triple (and so on).

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