manbote

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manbote

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

noun manbotes · manboten · manbot

historical A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his vassal, servant, or tenant. Manbote of freedom

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@misc{manbote_2026,
  title = {manbote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manbote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}