Meaning of betagh | Babel Free
Definitions
A tenant that provides food for a household. On Anglo-Norman manors, these workers were servile to their lords.
Examples
“Their unfree status meant not only unfavourable tenurial conditions for the betaghs but also incapacity to plead on their own⟳ behalf in the king's courts where they were represented instead by their lord.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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