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 ( see witan) + gemōt moot

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Example Sentences

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witenagemot

Later the district formed the northern division of Mercia, and in 848 the Mercian witenagemot assembled at Repton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

Here also a witenagemot was summoned in 997.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

While the Danes were still in the camp a witenagemot or Saxon parliament was held at Wedmore.

From The Dragon and the Raven by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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 Witenagemot.—Associated with the king in the conduct of public business was the council of wise men, or witenagemot.

From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg

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