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noun
A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his vassal, servant, or tenant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Anglo-Saxon
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Old English mannbōt (“fine paid to the lord of a slain man or vassal”). More at man, bote.
