castle-guard (English, noun)
expansion: castle-guard (plural castle-guards)
Senses:
glosses: The guard or defence of a castle.
topics: law
glosses: A tax or imposition on a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castleward.
tags: UK
obsolete
glosses: A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
Forms:
form: castle-guards
tags: plural