witenagemot

American  

[wit-n-uh-guh-moht] / ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt /

noun

Early English History.

1. the assembly of the witan; the national council attended by the king, aldermen, bishops, and nobles.

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witenagemot British  

/ ˌwɪtɪnəɡɪˈməʊt /

noun

1. another word for witan

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Etymology

Origin of witenagemot

1585–95; Modern English < Old English, equivalent to witena, genitive plural of wita councilor ( see witan) + gemōt moot

Example Sentences

The witenagemot of Wessex was held at Dorchester three times in the 9th century, and in 958 �thelstan held a council here.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

He was probably the first king to introduce written law into Wessex, viz., his famous “Dooms,” enacted by a West Saxon witenagemot in the early years of his reign.635.Winchester.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

The expedient of representation first found its beginning in the Saxon witenagemot.

From Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution by Root, Elihu

Later the district formed the northern division of Mercia, and in 848 the Mercian witenagemot assembled at Repton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

While the Danes were still in the camp a witenagemot or Saxon parliament was held at Wedmore.

From The Dragon and the Raven by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)