Maegbot

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ˈmeɪɡˌboÊŠt/, /ˈmeɪˌboÊŠt/

Alternative forms

• maegbote
• magbote

Origin

, from ang("kinsman") + mǣġ("remedy; remediation") + bōt. Compare manbote.

Full definition of maegbot

Noun

1. (historical) A bot or fine paid to the near kinsmen of a slain man as compensation.If a man was slain a special manbot, or compensation for the loss of a man, had to be paid to the lord side by side with the mægbot to the kin. — NYT, Daily Lexeme: Maegbot, 2011 - (quoting H.R. Loyns, 1962)

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