Bote
/boʊt/noun
An archaic or dialectal word meaning compensation, remedy, or improvement.
Did you know?In medieval English law, compounds such as “manbote” and “housebote” referred to compensation for killing a person and timber allowed for repairing a house.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*bōtiz
“A remedy, compensation, or improvement”
Old English
Old English
bōt
“Compensation, remedy, reparation, or improvement”
Old English
Old English
bōtian
“To make good, repair, or improve”
12th–13th Century
Middle English
bote
“Remedy, compensation, or advantage”
Middle English
Middle English
manbote
“Compensation paid for killing a person, especially in Anglo-Saxon legal custom”
Modern English
English
bote
“An archaic or dialectal term for compensation, remedy, or improvement”