Definitions For Bote

Noun

BOTE (plural s) (legal, historical) The atonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain. A privilege or allowance of necessaries, especially in feudal times. A right to take wood from property not one's own.

Usage notes

Often used to form compounds indicating a right to take wood only for a specific purpose.

Synonyms

estovers

Derived terms

boteless burghbote cartbote firebote frithbote haybote hedgebote housebote maegbote manbote plowbote, ploughbote theftbote wainbote

References

Middle English Dictionary

Alternative forms

Etymology

, from , from . (inherited from the same word).

Anagrams

-to-be, Beto, Tebo, Tobe, beot, boet, to-be, tobe

Is Bote a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
6
Words with Friends
7

The word Bote is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

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