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burghbote

The English word “burghbote” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

Etymology

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.

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