woodgeld

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noun

An exemption to the fee for the cutting or taking of wood from a forest.

OriginMiddle English wodegeld ← Old English *wudġeld →
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Meanings

nounwoodgeld (plural woodgelds)

plural woodgelds

  1. historicallawAn exemption to the fee for the cutting or taking of wood from a forest.

Origin

  1. Old English*wudġeld
  2. Middle Englishwodegeld
  3. Englishwoodgeld

From Middle English wodegeld, from Old English *wudġeld, equivalent to wood + geld.

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APA

woodgeld. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodgeld

MLA

“woodgeld.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodgeld. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodgeld,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodgeld.

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