witenagemot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of witenagemot
1585–95; Modern English < Old English, equivalent to witena, genitive plural of wita councilor ( see witan) + gemōt moot
Example Sentences
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The manor of Cheddar was a royal demesne in Saxon times, and the witenagemot was held there in 966 and 968.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
The expedient of representation first found its beginning in the Saxon witenagemot.
From Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution by Root, Elihu
Here also a witenagemot was summoned in 997.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
A superstition, as its name imports, is something that has been left to stand over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next.
From Among My Books First Series by Lowell, James Russell
In 811 it was called the king’s town, and a witenagemot was held here under �thelstan.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
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