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comparative of " good "), profit or advantage. The word survives in " bootless," i.e. useless or unavailing, and in such expressions, chiefly archaistic, as " what boots it?" " Bote," an old See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form, survives in some old See also:

compound legal words, such as " housebote," " See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire-bote," " hedge-bote," &c., for particular rights of " estover," the See also:

Norman See also:

French word corresponding to the Saxon " bote " (see See also:

ESTOVERS (from the O. Fr. estover, estovoir, a verb used as a substantive in the sense of that which is necessary; the word is of disputed origin; it has been referred to the Lat. stare, to stand, or studere, to desire)

ESTOVERS and See also:

COMMONS

COMMONS). The same form survives also in such expressions as " thief-bote " for the Old See also:

ENGLISH

English customary See also:

COMPENSATION (from Lat. compensare, to weigh one thing against another)

compensation paid for injuries. (2) (A word of uncertain origin, which came into English through the O. Fr. See also:

BOLE

bole, See also:

MODERN

modern See also:

bone; Med.

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