Manprice

Translation of "manprice" into Russian

Noun

manprice

manprices pl

вергельд

ист., германское право

In Anglo-Saxon England, the manprice of a noble was far higher than that of a freeman.

В англосаксонской Англии вергельд знатного был значительно выше, чем свободного человека.

Additional translations

виргильд

устар., ист.; вариант написания

Adjective

manprice

Attributive use of the noun in compound phrases (e.g., "manprice payment").

вергельдный

ист., юр.

The tribunal debated the appropriate manprice rate for different social ranks.

Трибунал обсуждал соответствующую вергельдную ставку для разных социальных сословий.

Noun

The monetary value set on a person’s life in early Germanic law, paid as compensation for unlawful killing; weregild.

In Anglo-Saxon England, the manprice of a noble was far higher than that of a freeman.

Adjective

Relating to or involving the legal valuation of a person’s life or the payment of such compensation.

The tribunal debated the appropriate manprice rate for different social ranks.