- Hedgebote
- Hedgebote \Hedge"bote`\, n. (Eng. Law) Same as {Haybote}. [1913 Webster]
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Hedgebote
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hedgebote — n. allowance of wood to a tenant so he may repair his hedges or fences, haybote … English contemporary dictionary
hedgebote — hedge·bote … English syllables
hedgebote — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌbōt noun ( s) Etymology: hedge (I) + bote, obsolete variant of boot (I) : haybote … Useful english dictionary
Haybote — Hay bote (h[=a] b[=o]t ), n. [See {Hay} hedge, and {Bote}, and cf. {Hedgebote}.] (Eng. Law.) An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedgebote. See {Bote}. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bote — Bote, n. [Old form of boot; used in composition. See 1st {Boot}.] (Law) (a) Compensation; amends; satisfaction; expiation; as, man bote, a compensation or a man slain. (b) Payment of any kind. Bouvier. (c) A privilege or allowance of necessaries … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haybote — n. allowance of wood given to a tenant so he may repair his hedges or fences, hedgebote … English contemporary dictionary
haybotes — n. allowance of wood given to a tenant so he may repair his hedges or fences, hedgebote … English contemporary dictionary
haybote — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English haybote, heybote, from haie, heie hedge + bote profit, advantage, repair more at hay, boot I 1. : the wood or thorns allowed to a tenant or commoner in English law for repairing his hedges or fences … Useful english dictionary
