rare. [F. solde: see SOLD sb.1] Pay.
1852. Tait’s Mag., XIX. 549. The Mansfeld is riding by wood and by wold And his troopers take service that’s better than solde.
1879. G. Meredith, Egoist, II. i. 21. The fellow may well be a faithful soldier and stick to his post, if he receives promise of such a solde.
Solde (small coin): see SOLD sb.3
