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Term: HADBOTE
Definition: Hadbote is a term used in history to refer to compensation or profit, especially an allowance of wood for various purposes such as repairing a house or farm equipment, burning in a fireplace, or repairing wagons. It could also refer to compensatory payment for causing an injury or offense against a person in holy orders. Additionally, it could be a tenant's right to use wood from an estate for agricultural operations or an assessment levied to fund repairs of public works.
Hadbote is a historical term that refers to compensation or profit, especially an allowance of wood. It can also mean a compensatory payment for causing an injury or an affront to a person in holy orders. Additionally, it can refer to a tenant's right to use wood from an estate for fuel, fences, and other agricultural operations, or the repair of bridges, highways, and public works.
These examples illustrate the different types of bote that existed historically. Housebote and plowbote were allowances of wood for specific purposes, while theftbote was a form of compounding a crime. These examples show how bote could be used in different contexts and for different purposes.