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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CASTLE-GUARD

n.A feudal tenure, or knight service, which obliged the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CASTLE-GUARD

CASTLE-GUARD Cas "tle-guard `, n.

1. The guard or defense of a castle.

2. (O. Eng. Law )

Defn: A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.

3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.

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