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gemote

gemote is the alternative form of gemot.

Meaning of gemot

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
  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 gemote

pluralgemotes

Questions about gemote

What is gemote the alternative form of?
Gemote is the alternative form of gemot.

Words near gemote in the dictionary

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

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