gemot

or ge·mote

[ guh-moht ]

/ gəˈmoʊt /

noun

(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legislative or judicial assembly.

Nearby words

gemmulation, gemmule, gemmuliferous, gemmy, gemology, gemot, gempylid, gems, gemsbok, gemsbuck, gemstone

Origin of gemot

Old English gemōt, equivalent to ge- collective prefix + mōt meeting; see moot¹

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Examples from the Web for gemot

The gemot met and decreed the restoration of the earl and the outlawry of many Normans.
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During the sessions of the gemot, the brothers were accused of treason and slain in the house of Eadric, the Mercian earl.
Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson
Godwine and his son Harold were summoned to the gemot, but refused to appear without a security for a safe conduct.
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Sigeferth and Morcar were slain in Eadric's house at the Oxford gemot.
Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson

The Gemot is summoned to meet this day week—that is on the third of October—and we shall wait to hear what steps they take.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for gemot

gemot

gemote

/ (ɡɪˈməʊt) /

noun

(in Anglo-Saxon England) a legal or administrative assembly of a community, such as a shire or hundred

Word Origin for gemot

Old English gemōt moot

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