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
- manbotes
- manboten
- manbot
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maegbot, maletote, merchet, mesnalty, mund, bergmote.
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