folkmoot
[ fohk-moot ]
/ ˈfoʊkˌmut /
noun
(formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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Words nearby folkmoot
folklife, folklore, folkloric, folklorico, folkloristics, folkmoot, folknik, folkright, folksonomy, folksy, folktronica
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Example sentences from the Web for folkmoot
If the accused did not appear on the day named for the trial, he was outlawed at the folkmoot.
The Customs of Old England|F. J. SnellIt was here no question of 'the laws and rights of Englishmen':35 it was to no folkmoot that William Rufus spoke.
British Dictionary definitions for folkmoot
folkmoot
folkmote or folkmot (ˈfəʊkˌməʊt)
/ (ˈfəʊkˌmuːt) /
noun
(in early medieval England) an assembly of the people of a district, town, or shire
Word Origin for folkmoot
Old English folcmōt, from folc folk + mōt from mǣtan to meet 1
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