"botleas" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English bōtlēas (“unpardonable”). Doublet of bootless. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|bōtlēas|t=unpardonable}} Learned borrowing from Old English bōtlēas (“unpardonable”), {{doublet|en|bootless}} Doublet of bootless Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} botleas (not comparable)
  1. (Anglo-Saxon England, law, of a crime) Too grievous to be atoned for by the payment of a bōt or bōte; irredeemable, unpardonable. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-botleas-en-adj-m0VPYdZb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Topics: law

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