What is a sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). Spelman called?
manbote — A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). Spelman. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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