alfet

English

Etymology

From medieval Latin alfetum, from Old English alfæt (“fire-vat”), from āl (“fire”) + fæt (“vat”).

Noun

alfet (plural alfets)

(obsolete) A cauldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm. It was a form of trial in Medieval England.

References

“alfet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

E flat, E-flat, aleft, e flat, e-flat, fetal

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