CHILDWIT - Black's Law Dictionary

What is CHILDWIT? Definition of CHILDWIT in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.

In Saxon law. The right which a lord had of taking a fine of his bondwoman gotten with child without his license. Termes de la Ley.

The custom in Essex county, England, whereby every reputed father of a bastard child was obliged to pay a small fine to the lord. Cowell.  

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