Definition of Bote

1. n. Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain.

Medical Definition of Bote

1. Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain. Payment of any kind. A privilege or allowance of necessaries. 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. Origin: Old form of boot; used in composition. See 1st Boot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bote

botched
botchedly
botcher
botcher
botcheries
botchers
botchery
botches
botchier
botchiest
botchily
botching
botchings
botchy
botch up
bote (current term)
botel
botels
botflies
botfly
botfly
both
both(a)
bothan
bothans
bother
botheration
botherations
bothered
bothering

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