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CASTLE-GUARD: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cas"tle-guard`\, n.
1. The guard or defense of a castle.
2. (O. Eng. Law) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a
   certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of
   maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service
   within the realm, without limitation of time.
 

 

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