burghbote
burghbote · burghbotes
A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a…A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Значение
значений: 1(историческое, устаревшее)A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Происхождение
From Middle English burghbote (“the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications inFrom 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.
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