vadium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pledge or security; bail.

Word forms

vadium

Etymology

From Medieval Latin wadium, from Frankish *wadja, from Proto-Germanic *wadją (“pledge”); akin to Old English wedd (“pledge”). More at wed.

Derived words

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