folkmoot

[fohk-moot]

noun

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

Nearby words

Also folk·mote, folk·mot

[fohk-moht] /ˈfoʊkˌmoʊt/.

Origin of folkmoot

before 1000; Middle English; Old English folcmōt folk meeting. See folk, moot¹

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Examples 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. Snell
It was here no question of 'the laws and rights of Englishmen':35 it was to no folkmoot that William Rufus spoke.
Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round

British Dictionary definitions for folkmoot

folkmoot

folkmote or folkmot (ˈfəʊkˌməʊt)

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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