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gemot

UK/ɡɪˈməʊt/US/ɡɪˈmoʊt/

gemot noun: a (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.

Noun

gemot (plural gemots)

  1. (historical) A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
    • a.d. 978. — In this year was held the celebrated gemot at Calne in Wiltshire, when the floor gave way […]1849, John Mitchell Kemble, The Saxons in England: A History
    • Each division had a court subordinate to those that were superior, the highest in each shire being the shire-gemot, or folck-mote, […]1895, Geoff Horton, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints
  2. (broadly, rare) Any assembly.
    • I have spoken to Veedron, a member of one of Trellisane's many gemots, or ruling councils.1984, David Dvorkin, The Trellisane Confrontation

Forms of gemot

pluralgemots
alternative formgemote
alternative formgemoot

Origin of gemot

Learned borrowing from Old English ġemōt (“meeting, council, moot, encounter”).

Questions about gemot

What does gemot mean?
Gemot means a (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
What part of speech is gemot?
Gemot is a noun.
How do you pronounce gemot?
Gemot is pronounced /ɡɪˈməʊt/ (UK).
What is the plural of gemot?
The plural of gemot is gemots.

Words near gemot in the dictionary

  1. gemoot
  2. gemoots
  3. Gemora
  4. Gemoro
  5. Gemorra
  6. gemot
  7. gemote
  8. gemotes
  9. gemots
  10. gempylid
  11. gempylids

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