
right of tenants on a manor to take wood for making and repairing buildings (L 237); estover which is the common right to take wood for the repair of buildings (R 167); according to the Charter of the Forest (1217), housebote must be collected under the view of the verderers (M 9 (v)); every man may take housebote from his own woods in the fores...
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• (n.) Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote.
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right of tenants on a manor to take wood for making and repairing buildings (L 237); estover which is the common right to take wood for the repair of buildings (R 167); according to the Charter of the Forest (1217), housebote must be collected under the view of the verderers (M 9 (v)); every man may take housebote from his own woods in the forest, ...
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House'bote` noun [
House +
bote .]
(Law) Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called
firebote . See
Bote .
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