folkmoot

American

[fohk-moot] / ˈfoʊkˌmut /

Also folkmote,

noun

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

folkmoot British

/ ˈfəʊkˌməʊt, ˈfəʊkˌmuːt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of folkmoot

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

Example Sentences

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It was no doubt a relic of the primitive Folkmoot of Westminster, which has developed into the Parliament of England.

From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh

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