woodgeld

woodgeld
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English wodegeld, from wode wood + geld tax, from Old English gield, geld — more at geld
: money paid in feudal times for the privilege of gathering or cutting wood in a forest; also : immunity from this payment granted by the king

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pudzeld — /wudgeld/ In old English law, supposed to be a corruption of the Saxon wudgeld (woodgeld), a freedom from payment of money for taking wood in any forest …   Black's law dictionary

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