Friborg \Fri"borg\, Friborgh \Fri"borgh\, n. [AS. fri[eth]borh,
lit., peace pledge; fri[eth] peace + borh, borg, pledge, akin
to E. borrow. The first part of the word was confused with
free, the last part, with borough.] (Old Eng. Law)
The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans
{frankpledge}. See {Frankpledge}. [Written also {friburgh}
and {fribourg}.] --Burril.
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