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folkmoot — or folkmote noun Etymology: alteration of Old English folcmōt, folcgemōt, from folc people + mōt, gemōt meeting more at moot Date: before 12th century a general assembly of the people (as of a shire) in early England … New Collegiate Dictionary
Folkmoot — In Anglo Saxon England, a folkmoot or folkmote (Old English a meeting of the people) was a governing general assembly consisting of all the free members of a tribe, community or district. It was the forerunner to the witenagemot, which was in… … Wikipedia
folkmoot — /fohk mooht /, n. (formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc. Also, folkmote, folkmot /fohk moht /. [bef. 1000; ME; OE folcmot folk meeting. See FOLK, MOOT1] * * * … Universalium
folkmoot — folk•moot [[t]ˈfoʊkˌmut[/t]] also folk•mote, folk•mot [[t] ˌmoʊt[/t]] n. gov (formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE folcmōt folk meeting. See folk, moot … From formal English to slang
folkmoot — [fōk′mōt΄fōk′mo͞ot΄] n. [OE folcmot, fologemot: see FOLK & MOOT] Historical a general meeting of the people of a town, shire, etc.: also folkmote [fōk′mōt΄] … English World dictionary
