trithing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trithing
1250–1300; Middle English, variant of thrithing < Scandinavian; see riding 2
Example Sentences
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Thus we have the trithing, or as it is now called the riding, in Yorkshire, the lathe in Kent, and the rape in Sussex.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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