English Explanatory Dictionary

death-price

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A monetary value assigned to a person based on their social rank, representing the compensation to be paid by an offender to the victim’s family in the event of unlawful killing.

Word forms

death-price death-prices

Related words

bloodwite wergeld
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