One of the meanings (monetary compensation to the kins for the killing of a person in order to prevent a feud) has a synonym : "wergild" (or weregild or wergeld), which is in various English language dictionaries, and "diya" (or diyya) in muslim law.
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HenriHudson commented on the list the-price-of-a-life
also, bloodprice
January 5, 2013
HenriHudson commented on the word bloodprice
One of the meanings (monetary compensation to the kins for the killing of a person in order to prevent a feud) has a synonym : "wergild" (or weregild or wergeld), which is in various English language dictionaries, and "diya" (or diyya) in muslim law.
EDIT : trivet has put together a list for all those other terms: the price of a life
January 5, 2013