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Asylum vs Grith - What's the difference?

asylum | grith | Synonyms |

Asylum is a synonym of grith.


As nouns the difference between asylum and grith

is that asylum is a place of safety while grith is (obsolete) guaranteed security, sanctuary, safe conduct.

asylum

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place of safety.
  • The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
  • A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
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    Synonyms

    * sanctuary * shelter

    Derived terms

    * insane asylum * mental asylum * orphan asylum * asylum seeker

    See also

    * refugee ----

    grith

    English

    (wikipedia grith)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) guaranteed security, sanctuary, safe conduct
  • (historical) security, peace or protection guaranteed in particular instances in Old English law.
  • (historical) a place of protection, a sanctuary

    • Synonyms

    * asylum

    Anagrams

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