The Collaborative International Dictionary
Manbote
Manbote \Man"bote`\, n. [AS. man man, vassal + b[=o]t
recompense.] (Anglo-Saxon Law)
A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing
his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).
--Spelman.
Wiktionary
manbote
n. (context legal historical Anglo-Saxon English) A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his vassal, servant, or tenant.