magbote

/ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Uncountable

"As to the Cynegild or Mægbote, it appears also from Tacitus, that the whole Family received satisfaction for a Kinsman slain."
"If one kill another's Godson or Godfather, let the Magbote [to the Godfather, or Godson] and the Manbote be alike."
"Now if the King had a Mind to remit his Part of the Fine the Frithbote, he could not give away that of the others, nor prevent the Kindred from receiving their Magbote or Family Compensation."

Learned borrowing from Old English mǣġbōt (“compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man”), from mǣġ (“kinsman”) + bōt (“remedy; remediation”). Compare manbote.

maegbot (alternative) maegbote (alternative)

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How do you pronounce magbote?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/.

What does magbote mean?

Compensation paid by someone who killed their relative.

Where does magbote come from?

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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