Meaning & use
foud
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A historical magistrate or bailiff in the Orkney and Shetland Islands under old Norse-derived law.
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In centuries past, disputes in the islands were settled by the local foud.
Old records describe the foud presiding over the district court.
A note on using this word
An obsolete Scots term of Norse origin (related to Old Norse "fógeti"), now found mainly in historical fiction and regional history writing, such as Sir Walter Scott's novels.
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bailiffmagistrate
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