maegbote
English
Etymology
From Old English mǣgbōt (“compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man”), equivalent to mæg + bote; Compare manbote.
Noun
maegbote (plural maegbotes or maegboten)
- (historical) Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.
- 1706, Phillips's New World of Words (ed. 6)
- Magbote or Mægbote, a Recompence anciently made in Money for the killing of one's Kinsman.
- 1706, Phillips's New World of Words (ed. 6)
References
- Oxford English Dictionary (maegbot)
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