Middle English Dictionary Entry

wāǧǒur n.
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1.
(a) Something pledged or sworn to, a promise, vow; (b) an agreement whereby something is pledged on the outcome of a future event, a bet, wager; also, the sum or object held as a surety pending the outcome of a wager, the stake; leien a ~; for a ~, ?because of a bet; ?for a reward; (c) ?a formal charge or sworn accusation in a court of law.