wardmote
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of wardmote
C14: see ward , moot
Example Sentences
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The City of London represents a county, and as such is divided into hundreds, called wards; each having its own wardmote, presided over by its own alderman.
From The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges by William Ferneley Allen
The officers of the ward are, an alderman, his deputy, four common-council men, four constables, two scavengers, sixteen for the wardmote inquest, and a beadle.
From London in 1731 by Don Manoel Gonzales
Secondly, they are presidents of the wardmote and governors each of that ward whereby he was elected.
From The Commonwealth of Oceana by James Harrington
"It is not likely you should," said the first, with a twinkle of his grey eyes, "that are inquest-man of this wardmote, and brother to a canon."
From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Arthur F. Wallis
He sat in the parliament of 1523, and towards the close of that year served on a wardmote inquest for Bread Street Ward.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
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