Manbote

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his vassal, servant, or tenant. historical

    "Manbote of freedom"

Example

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"Three weeks later an equal sum, under the name of manbote, was paid to the lord, as a compensation for the loss of his vassal."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English mannbōt (“fine paid to the lord of a slain man or vassal”). More at man, bote.

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