ring-giver

短语

词形变化

ring-givers 复数 ring-givers

别名

ringgiver

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ruler or chieftain who distributed rings or other valuable gifts to loyal warriors, thanes, or retainers as a means of rewarding service and reinforcing bonds of allegiance and mutual obligation.

    历史 媒体

词源

Literary calque of Old English bēagġiefa, from bēag (“ring”) + ġiefa (“giver”).

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