Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Alfet

 

Pronunciation: /Al´fet/

 

Definition: (noun)

 

1) A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.

 

Etymology: From mediæval Latin alfetum, from Old English alfæt ‎(“fire-vat”), from āl ‎(“fire”) + fæt ‎(“vat”)