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单词 cynebot
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cynebotn.

Brit. /ˈkɪnəbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈkɪnəˌboʊt/
Forms: Old English 1700s– cynebot, 1700s–1900s cynebote.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: kine- comb. form1, boot n.1
Etymology: < Old English cyne- kine- comb. form1 + bōt boot n.1 Compare maegbot n., manbot n.The word was revived in antiquarian and historical use in the 18th cent.
Anglo-Saxon Law. Now historical.
A fine to be paid as compensation to the people for the killing of a king.
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OE Laws: Norðleoda Laga (Corpus Cambr.) i. 458 Norðleoda cynges gild is xxx þusend þrymsa: fiftene þusend þrymsa bið þæs wergildes, xv þusend þæs cynedomes; se wer gebirað magum & seo cynebot þam leodum.
OE Laws: Mircna Laga (Corpus Cambr. 201) iv. 462 Se wer gebirað magum & seo cynebot þam leodum.
1713 W. Elstob Ess. Great Affinity of Divinity & Law 38 The Cynebot was paid to the People of the Land.
1830 J. Allen Inq. Rise & Growth Royal Prerogative Eng. 41 The simple weregild of the King went to his family; the cynebot or composition to the state went to his people.
1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. §59 A fine of equal amount [to the king's wergild], the cynebot, was at the same time due to his people.
1962 H. R. Loyn Anglo-Saxon Eng. vii. 294 In addition a cynebot, equal to the simple wergeld, was also to be paid on the death of a Mercian king.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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