coign and livery

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noun

historicalIn Gaelic Ireland, the free entertainment which a chief exacted from his subjects for his servants and followers.
Synonyms: bonaght

nounIn Gaelic Ireland, the free entertainment which a chief exacted from his subjects for his servants and followers.

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