manbot
/ˈmanbəʊt/(also manbote) Anglo-Saxon Law. Now historical
noun
A fine to be paid to an overlord as compensation for the killing of a man under his authority.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Laws of Ine. From man + boot. Compare Old Icelandic manns-boetr (plural) wergeld, manbote.
- fishily
- fishiness
- fishing
- fishing boat
- fishing cat
- fishing expedition
- fishing fly
- fishing ground
- fishing industry
- fishing line
- fishing net
- fishing pole
- fishing reel
- fishing rod
- fishing tackle
- fishing village
- fish kettle
- fish knife
- fish ladder
- fishlike
- fish louse
- fish market
- fishmeal
- fishmonger
- fishnet