backberend

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Saxon law; equivalent to back-bearing, i.e. carrying something on one's back.

Adjective

backberend (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, law) Having goods that one has stolen in one's possession.
    Synonym: handhabend
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