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Revision as of 00:03, 10 May 2007 by 131.111.228.104 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In legal history, a bote, also spelled bot or bót, was a compensation, recompense, or amends. It is the source of a variety of other terms, including the following: manbote, which is amends paid to a lord for a servant who was killed; boteless, where no judgement or favour will acquit someone, as would be the case for sacrilege; fire-bote, house-bote, hedge-bote, plough-bote, etc. It is also the source of the common phrase to boot.
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