folkmoot

[ fohk-moot ]

noun
  1. (formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.

Origin of folkmoot

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English folcmōt folk meeting. See folk, moot
  • Also folk·mote, folk·mot [fohk-moht]. /ˈfoʊkˌmoʊt/.

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British Dictionary definitions for folkmoot

folkmoot

folkmote or folkmot (ˈfəʊkˌməʊt)

/ (ˈfəʊkˌmuːt) /


noun
  1. (in early medieval England) an assembly of the people of a district, town, or shire

Origin of folkmoot

1
Old English folcmōt, from folc folk + mōt from mǣtan to meet 1

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