alfet

词形变化

alfets 复数 alfets

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm, used as a form of trial in Medieval England.

    历史

词源

From Medieval Latin alfetum, from Old English alfæt (“fire-vat”), from āl (“fire”) + fæt (“vat”).

来源：wiktionary