Manbote Definition

noun

(law, historical, Anglo-Saxon) A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his vassal, servant, or tenant.

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Other Word Forms of Manbote

Noun

Singular:
manbote
Plural:
manbotes

Origin of Manbote

  • From Old English manbōt (“fine paid to the lord of a slain man or vassal”), equivalent of man +‎ bote.

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