Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In old English law, a contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town. Also
burhbot .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Old Law) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
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- noun A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Etymologies
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From Middle English burghbote ("the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications in repair; the tax levied for this purpose"), from Old English burgbōt, burhbōt ("liability for repair of the walls of a town or fortress"), equivalent to burgh + bote.
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