FLEDWITE

fledwite (fled-wIt).Hist. 1. A discharge from an amercement (a fine) for a fugitive who

voluntarily surrenders to the monarch. 2. The fine set on a fugitive as the price for obtaining

freedom. 3. The right to hold court and take an amercement for the offenses of beating and striking.

— Also spelled fleduite. — Also termed flighwite.[Blacks Law 8th]