burghbote
nounEtymology
From Middle English burghbote (“the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications in repair; the tax levied for this purpose”), from Old English burgbōt, burhbōt (“liability for repair of the walls of a town or fortress”), equivalent to burgh + bote.
Definitions
A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city…
A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
- Borghbote: Refere les murs de la cite.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA