wardmote

/ (ˈwɔːdməʊt) /

noun

British an assembly of the citizens or liverymen of a ward

Nearby words

warded, warden, wardenry, warder, wardian case, wardmote, wardour street, wardour-street, wardress, wardrobe, wardrobe malfunction

Word Origin for wardmote

C14: see ward, moot

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Examples from the Web for wardmote

Mr. Houston, the attorney who officiated at the wardmote, was not suffered to make his report of the election.
London and the Kingdom - Volume III|Reginald R. Sharpe
The wardmote had inquest jurisdiction over immorality or bad behavior such as vagrancy, delinquency, illegitimacy, and disputes.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly
Holinshed and the Wardmote Book both explicitly assert this.
Arden of Feversham|Anonymous
The widow Wadlowe's name is returned for the last time by the Wardmote on December 21st, 1629.
Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2)|John Timbs

John Wadlow's name occurs for the last time in the Wardmote return of December, 1660.
Club Life of London, Volume II (of 2)|John Timbs