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.
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