wardmote
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of wardmote
C14: see ward , moot
Example Sentences
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The wardmote was held at Drapers' Hall, and was presided over by Sir Gilbert Heathcote, the mayor, a strong Whig.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
When the alderman of any ward dies, another is within a few days elected in his room, at a wardmote held for that purpose, at which the Lord Mayor usually presides.
From London in 1731 by Don Manoel Gonzales
The wardmote was opened on the 9th July at Pewterers' Hall.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
Their weekly husting eventually became a "county court," and there was besides the wardmote, which still exists, and led eventually to the abolition of proprietary aldermen in favour of aldermen elected by the wards.
From Memorials of Old London Volume I by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
The prior of the Holy Trinity, in right of this district, ranked as an alderman, and held a regular wardmote.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
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