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Frank Pledge
Neighbours bound for each other's good conduct. Hallam says
every ten men in a village were answerable for each other, and if one
of them committed an offence the other nine were bound to make
reparation. The word means the security given by Franklins or
free-men.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Frank Pledge from Infoplease:
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