˜yÐÄvlog

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leud

[ lood ]

noun

plural leuds, leudes
  1. a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of leud1

1750–60; < Medieval Latin ±ô±ð³Ü»åŧ²õ (plural) < Germanic; compare Old English ±ôŧ´Ç»å±ð, German Leute people
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Example Sentences

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Records show he was charged with leud and lascivious molestation.

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Also, I haue placed in the end therof their leud language, calling the same pedlers French or Canting.

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I beleue not, and why? because I rede of no such name in the old estatutes of this realme, vnles it be in the margente of the booke, or in the Table, which in the collection and pryntinge was set in; but these were then the commen names of these leud leuterars, Faytores, Robardesmen, Drawlatches, and valyant beggares.

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But faithfullye for the proffyt and benyfyt of my countrey I haue don it, that the whole body of the Realme may se and vnderstand their leud lyfe and pernitious practisses, that all maye spedelye helpe to amend that is amysse.

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THese Dommerars are leud and most subtyll people: the moste part of these are Walch men, and wyll neuer speake, vnlesse they haue extreame punishment, but wyll gape, and with a maruelous force wyll hold downe their toungs doubled, groning for your charyty, and holding vp their handes full pitiously, so that with their d�epe dissimulation they get very much.

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