A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Definition 2024
burghbote
burghbote
English
Alternative forms
burgbote
burhbote
Noun
burghbote
(obsolete) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Borghbote: Refere les murs de la cite.— Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis, 1325
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Etymology
From Middle Englishburghbote(“the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications in repair; the tax levied for this purpose”), from Old Englishburgbōt, burhbōt(“liability for repair of the walls of a town or fortress”), equivalent to burgh +bote.