Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manbote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-bote
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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."
"1962, H.R. Loyns, quoted in NYT, Daily Lexeme: Maegbot, 2011"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

manbotes (plural) manboten (plural) manbot (alternative)

Questions

What does manbote mean?: A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his vassal, servant, or tenant.
Where does manbote come from?: 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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