Magbote
//ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Compensation paid by someone who killed their relative. historical, uncountable
"As to the Cynegild or Mægbote, it appears also from Tacitus, that the whole Family received satisfaction for a Kinsman slain."
Example
More examples"As to the Cynegild or Mægbote, it appears also from Tacitus, that the whole Family received satisfaction for a Kinsman slain."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English mǣġbōt (“compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man”), from mǣġ (“kinsman”) + bōt (“remedy; remediation”). Compare manbote.
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