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
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Leofric, the good Earl of Mercia, stood forth as the champion of compromise and peace, and it was agreed that hostilities should be avoided and that the witenagemot should assemble at Michaelmas in London.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
It had always existed in one form or another, extending back continuously to the "witenagemot" of the Anglo-Saxons.
From An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Edward Potts Cheyney
The expedient of representation first found its beginning in the Saxon witenagemot.
From Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution by Elihu Root
A witenagemot was held there in 934, so that Frome must already have been a place of some size.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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
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