ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Manbote

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

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

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

Manbote of freedom
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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maegbot, maletote, merchet, mesnalty, mund, bergmote.

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