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Childwite
In medieval England, a fine paid by men to the lord of the manor for illicitly impregnating his bondswomen. See OED Online. For genealogists, this term, as found in manor court cases, signifies an illegitimate birth.
See also Lairwite, Lord of the Manor, Manor, and Villein.