folkmoot

[ fohk-moot ]

/ ˈfoʊkˌmut /

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noun

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

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Also folk·mote, folk·mot

[fohk-moht]. /ˈfoʊkˌmoʊt/.

Origin of folkmoot

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

Words nearby folkmoot

folkloristics, folk magic, folk mass, folk medicine, folk memory, folkmoot, folk music, folknik, folkright, folk rock, folk-sing

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How to use folkmoot in a sentence

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
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

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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