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manbote

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[man-boht] / ˈmæn boʊt /

noun

Old English Law.

  1. a sum of money paid to a lord whose vassal was murdered.

Etymology

Origin of manbote

before 1000; < Old English manbōt. See man, boot 2

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This was called the "manbote" See Spel.

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