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burghbote

burghbote noun: a tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

Noun

burghbote

  1. (historical, obsolete) A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
    • Borghbote: Refere les murs de la cite.1325, Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis

Forms of burghbote

alternative formburgbote
alternative formburhbote

Origin of burghbote

From Middle English burghbote (“the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications in repair; the tax levied for this purpose”), from Old English burgbōt, burhbōt (“liability for repair of the walls of a town or fortress”), equivalent to burgh + bote.

Questions about burghbote

What does burghbote mean?
Burghbote means a tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
What part of speech is burghbote?
Burghbote is a noun.

Words near burghbote in the dictionary

  1. burgh of regality
  2. burghal
  3. Burghardt
  4. Burghardts
  5. Burghausen
  6. burghbote
  7. Burghclere
  8. Burghead
  9. burgher
  10. burgherdom
  11. burgheress

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