Trinoʹda Necessitas
. The three contributions to which all lands were subject in Anglo-Saxon times, viz.—(1) Bryge-bot, for keeping bridges and high roads in repair; (2) Burge-bot, for Fyrd, for maintaining the military and keeping fortresses in repair; and (3) naval force of the kingdom.
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.