hadbot

noun

had·​bot

variants or hadbote

ˈhädˌbōt

plural -s

: recompense demanded under old English law for violence or insult to a person in holy orders

Word History

Etymology

Old English hādbōt, from hād person, degree + bōt remedy, recompense

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