Barrenness. …

A eunuch. …

Law A thief whose guilt might be absolved through payment of his wergild; also, the payment of compensation for a theft; ?also, the right to receive such payments [quot. a1315 & perh. others]. …

A manorial rent, originally paid in cattle, but often commuted. …

Law A sum of money established as the value of a free man, determined according to social rank and paid as compensation for the murder or injury of such a man. …

A rent fixed by the number of horned cattle; cornage. …

Liable to the payment of taxes to the English crown; as noun: geld. …

(a) Tax; a tax, an exaction; also, a royal land tax; also, a sum paid in tax; dane yeld [see dane-geld n.] (b) a customary rent or payment; ?also, quittance or exemption from the obligation to pay……

(a) An association of dues-paying members, organized for charitable, religious, or political purposes; a fraternity, guild; (b) an association of craftsmen or tradesmen, a craft guild. …