Foud vs Foid - What's the difference?
foud | foid |
(British, Shetland and Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate.
* 1983 , Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey and Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series: Living the Fishing , Routledge & Kegan Paul,
As nouns the difference between foud and foid
is that foud is a bailiff or magistrate while foid is alternative form of lang=en.foud
English
Noun
(en noun)- From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud'', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The ' foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population.