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Meaning of betagh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A tenant that provides food for a household. On Anglo-Norman manors, these workers were servile to their lords.

Ireland, historical

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.
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