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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 castle-guard
 (封建時期)佃農守城的義務,免除此義務所納的稅

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cas·tle-guard n.
 1. The guard or defense of a castle.
 2. O. Eng. Law A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
 3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
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