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berghmote

berghmote is the obsolete form of barmote.

Meaning of barmote

Noun

barmote (plural barmotes)

  1. A court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners.
    • The Barmoot Court, kept at Wirksworth, to judge Controversies among the Miners, and adjust subterranean Quarrels and Disputes.1732, Daniel Defoe, A Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain

Forms of berghmote

pluralberghmotes

Questions about berghmote

What is berghmote the obsolete form of?
Berghmote is the obsolete form of barmote.

Words near berghmote in the dictionary

  1. Berghan
  2. Berghans
  3. berghed
  4. Berghin
  5. berghing
  6. berghmote
  7. berghmotes
  8. Berghoff
  9. Berghoffs
  10. berghs
  11. Bergi

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