- alfet
- A container for hot water used in the ordeal by water.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
alfet
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Alfet — Al fet, n. [LL. alfetum, fr. AS. [=a]lf[ae]t a pot to boil in; [=a]l burning + f[ae]t vat.] A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alfet — An alfet (Old English: ālfæt, fire vat ) was an ancient cauldron filled with boiling water, into which an accused person was to plunge his arm up to his elbow. The arm and hand were then bound and left for three days. If the wound was found to… … Wikipedia
alfet — /aelfat/ A cauldron into which boiling water was poured, in which a criminal plunged his arm up to the elbow, and there held it for some time, as an ordeal … Black's law dictionary
alfet — /aelfat/ A cauldron into which boiling water was poured, in which a criminal plunged his arm up to the elbow, and there held it for some time, as an ordeal … Black's law dictionary
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