corsned

English

Etymology

Old English corsnǽd (literally “chosen piece”).

Noun

corsned

1. (Anglo-Saxon law) A consecrated piece of bread given to a person suspected of a crime, indicating innocence if swallowed easily and guilt if it stuck in the throat; a morsel of execration.
   • 1870 April 23, The Albany Law Journal, Albany, New York, page 306, column 1:

     This corsned was then given to the suspected person[.]

Anagrams

• Codners, Conders, conders, reconds, scorned