Look up: Castle-guard


  1. castle guard
    in the European feudal tenure, an arrangement by which some tenants of the king or of a lesser lord were bound to provide garrisons for royal or ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/34

  2. Castle-guard
    Castle-guard was an arrangement under the feudal system, by which the duty of finding knights to guard royal castles was imposed on certain manors, knight`s fees or baronies. The greater barons provided for the guard of their castles by exacting a similar duty from their sub-enfeoffedknights. The o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle-guard

  3. Castle-guard
    Cas'tle-guard` noun 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 fe...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/33

  4. Castle-guard
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. • (n.) The guard or defense of...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/castle-guard/

  5. Castle-guard
    A form of military service in which a vassal garrisons a castle for a set period of time every year.
    Found op http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/A_Magical_Medieval_City_Guide_%28DnD_Other%29/

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