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- noun historical A
bot orfine paid to the near kinsmen of aslain man as compensation.
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From Old English mǣgbōt ("compensation paid to the kinsman of a murdered man"), mæg + bot; Compare manbote.
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AnWulf commented on the word maegbot
From the OED: A fine to be paid as compensation to a close kinsman of the victim of a killing.
Other forms: magbote, maegbote
see also manbot
December 19, 2011