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bounteth

bounteth is the alternative form of bountith.

Meaning of bountith

Noun

bountith (plural bountiths)

  1. (Scotland, historical) A bonus payment made by an employer to a servant.
    • "Woman," reiterated the traveller, "do you think we can stand here all day till you have cheated that poor servant wench out of her half-year's fee and bountith?"1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and...

Forms of bounteth

pluralbounteths

Questions about bounteth

What is bounteth the alternative form of?
Bounteth is the alternative form of bountith.

Words near bounteth in the dictionary

  1. bouns
  2. bounteous
  3. bounteously
  4. bounteousness
  5. bounteousnesses
  6. bounteth
  7. bounteths
  8. bountied
  9. bounties
  10. bountiful
  11. bountifull

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