Burghbote

Alternative forms

• burgbote
• burhbote

Origin

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.

Full definition of burghbote

Noun

1. A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.Borghbote: Refere les murs de la cite. — Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis, 1325