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everyone trying to YM each other but no JM... damn :/
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Simple English definitions for legal terms
housebote
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A quick definition of housebote:
A housebote is an allowance of wood given to someone from an estate to use for repairing their house or burning in their fireplace. It can also be called firebote. Other types of bote include cartbote for farm equipment, plowbote for wagons, and haybote for hedges. Bote can also refer to compensatory payments for injuries or offenses, such as kinbote for killing someone or theftbote for accepting payment from a thief in exchange for not prosecuting them. Additionally, bote can refer to a tenant's right to use wood from an estate for agricultural operations or the repair of public works.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Housebote is an allowance of wood from an estate that is used to repair a house or to burn in the fireplace. It is also known as firebote.
Example: If a tenant needs wood to repair their house or to use as fuel, they can use the housebote provided by the estate.
This example illustrates how housebote is a compensation or profit given to tenants to use wood from the estate for specific purposes, such as repairing their house or using it as fuel.