hadbot

H4A1D2B3O1T1

noun

Recompense demanded under old English law for violence or insult to a person in holy orders.

OriginOld English hādbōt →
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Meanings

nounhadbot (uncountable)

alternative hadbote

  1. historicaluncountableAnglo-SaxonlawRecompense demanded under old English law for violence or insult to a person in holy orders.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhādbōt
  2. Englishhadbot

Learned borrowing from Old English hādbōt.

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APA

hadbot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadbot

MLA

“hadbot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadbot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hadbot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadbot.

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