wardmote

/ ˈwɔːdməʊt /

noun

1. an assembly of the citizens or liverymen of a ward

Word History and Origins

Origin of wardmote¹

C14: see ward , moot

Example Sentences

It was divided into wards, answering to hundreds in the county; each having its own wardmote, or leet, under its elected alderman.

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About the middle of last December, I received a citation to attend a wardmote, to be held in the schoolroom of my parish.

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Secondly, they are presidents of the wardmote and governors each of that ward whereby he was elected.

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When the play differs from Holinshed it differs also from the Wardmote Book.

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Mr. Houston, the attorney who officiated at the wardmote, was not suffered to make his report of the election.

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