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folkmoot
[ fohk-moot ]
noun
- (formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.
folkmoot
/ ˈfəʊkˌməʊt; ˈfəʊkˌmuːt /
noun
- (in early medieval England) an assembly of the people of a district, town, or shire
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of folkmoot1
Old English folcmōt , from folc folk + mōt from mǣtan to meet 1
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Example Sentences
It was here no question of 'the laws and rights of Englishmen':35 it was to no folkmoot that William Rufus spoke.
From Project Gutenberg
If the accused did not appear on the day named for the trial, he was outlawed at the folkmoot.
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