wardagium

wardagium (g-) [warda+-agium], payment in commutation of military service, wardage. c1068 sint quieti in civitatibus, burgis ‥ et nundinis ‥ de quolibet theolonio ‥ haydagio [v. l. hydagio], ~io, et omnibus geldis Couch. Selby II 19 (= MonA III 500); 1289 cottum seu gardagium de terris, feodis etc. ‥ Hospitalis [S. J. Jerusalem] RGasc II 409b; 1289 de jurisdictione ‥ et coto ac gardiagio quam et que ‥ A. habebat ‥ in terris et parrochiis Ib. II 508b; 1314 propter gardiagium plurium locorum Ib. IV 1300; 1382 fratribus hospitalis S. Leonardi ‥ concessum sit ‥ quod ‥ sint quieti ‥ de quolibet ‥ hidagio, weidagio, operibus et auxiliis castellorum Cl 222 m. 26 (cf. CalPat 444: 1340 [quit of ‥ hidage,] ~io, [works and aids of castles]).