firebote

noun

fire·​bote

variants or fireboot

ˈ⸗ˌbüt

plural -s

: the right of a tenant to take from the land occupied by him a reasonable amount of wood for maintaining fires in his house and in the houses of his servants

also : the wood or fuel used for this purpose

Word History

Etymology

Middle English firbote, from fir, fire + bote boot (profit)

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