witenagemot

American  

[wit-n-uh-guh-moht] / ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt /

noun

Early English History.

1. the assembly of the witan; the national council attended by the king, aldermen, bishops, and nobles.

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witenagemot British  

/ ˌwɪtɪnəɡɪˈməʊt /

noun

1. another word for witan

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Etymology

Origin of witenagemot

1585–95; Modern English < Old English, equivalent to witena, genitive plural of wita councilor ( witan ) + gemōt moot

Example Sentences

The witenagemot of Wessex was held at Dorchester three times in the 9th century, and in 958 �thelstan held a council here.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" 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

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 Cheyney, Edward Potts

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