Middle English Dictionary Entry
rēd-bāne n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rēd-bāne n. Also redban(n)a. |
| Etymology | OE rǣd-bana |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Law One who procures or contrives a murder.
Associated quotations
- c1120(OE) Leges Hen.I in Liebermann Gesetze 1600 : Qui ad occidendum aliquem innoxium redbana [vr. redbanna] uel dedbana fuerit.