moot hall

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noun

a building in some English villages where moots were once held; town hall.

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Origin of moot hall

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby moot hall

moose pasture, Moose River, moosewood, moot, moot court, moot hall, moot point, mop, mopani, mopani worm, mopboard

How to use moot hall in a sentence

The top of the Moot Hall and other coigns of vantage had all been occupied by the Germans.
The Invasion|William Le Queux
Since then I hear that the Moot Hall has been pulled down and its site thrown into the market-place.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
Dancing, which from his boyhood he had practised on the village green, or in the old Moot Hall, was still harder to give up.
The Life of John Bunyan|Edmund Venables
The guildhall of the town, called by them the moot hall, to which is annexed the town gaol.
Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722|Daniel Defoe

Bunning was becoming accustomed to these evening visits of the Mayor to the Moot Hall.
In the Mayor's Parlour|J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher