dreng
(historical, UK) A kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
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(historical, UK) A kind of feudal free tenant with military duties, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
In the reign of K. Richard I, the Theines and Drenges of Northumberland were tallaged. They paid each of them 80 much de Dono (o).
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