ˈ ̷ ̷ˌbōt noun
or fire·boot ˈ ̷ ̷ˌbüt
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English firbote, from fir, fire + bote boot (profit) — more at boot
: 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