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magbote

/ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/

magbote noun: compensation paid by someone who killed their relative.

Noun

magbote (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Compensation paid by someone who killed their relative.
    • As to the Cynegild or Mægbote, it appears also from Tacitus, that the whole Family received satisfaction for a Kinsman slain.1685, William Howell, An Institution of General History, Or The History of the World, page 308
    • If one kill another's Godson or Godfather, let the Magbote [to the Godfather, or Godson] and the Manbote be alike.1720, John Johnson, A Collection of All the Ecclesiastical Laws, Canons, Answers, Or Rescripts, page cl

Forms of magbote

alternative formmaegbot
alternative formmaegbote

Origin of magbote

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

Questions about magbote

What does magbote mean?
Magbote means compensation paid by someone who killed their relative.
What part of speech is magbote?
Magbote is a noun.
How do you pronounce magbote?
Magbote is pronounced /ˈmeɪɡˌboʊt/.

Words near magbote in the dictionary

  1. magazinists
  2. magaziny
  3. magbasite
  4. magbook
  5. magbooks
  6. magbote
  7. Magburaka
  8. Magby
  9. Magbys
  10. Magd
  11. Magdala

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