burghbote

English

Alternative forms

• burgbote
• burhbote

Etymology

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.

Noun

burghbote

1. (obsolete or historical) A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
   • 1325, Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis:

     Borghbote: Refere les murs de la cite.

References

• “burghbote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.