Citations:manbote

MANBOTE. Sax. [from man, vassal, and bote, compensation.] In Saxon law. A pecuniary compensation paid to a lord for killing his man, that is, his vassal or tenant. LL. Ince, c. 76, Spelman. LL. Gul. Cong. 1. 8.
 * Law Dictionary ... Compiled on the basis of Spelman's Glossary, 1871