BOTE

Etymology

Noun

bote (plural botes) (legal, historical)

The atonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.

A privilege or allowance of necessaries, especially in feudal times.

A right to take wood from property not one's own.

Usage notes

• Often used to form compounds indicating a right to take wood only for a specific purpose.

Synonyms

• estovers

Anagrams

• -to-be, Beto, Tebo, Tobe, beot, boet, to-be, tobe

Source: Wiktionary

Bote, n. Etym: [Old form of boot; -- used in composition. See 1st Boot.] (Law) (a) Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain. (b) Payment of any kind. Bouvier. (c) A privilege or allowance of necessaries.

Note: This word is still used in composition as equivalent to the French estovers, supplies, necessaries; as, housebote, a sufficiency of wood to repair a house, or for fuel, sometimes called firebote; so plowbote, cartbote, wood for making or repairing instruments of husbandry; haybote or hedgebote, wood for hedges, fences, etc. These were privileges enjoyed by tenants under the feudal system. Burrill. Bouvier. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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