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halmote

UK/ˈhɔːlməʊt/US/ˈhɔlmoʊt/

halmote noun: a court held by the lord of a manor within his hall.

Noun

halmote (plural halmotes)

  1. (historical) A court held by the lord of a manor within his hall.
    • At Easington, the next centre for the halmote, things were even worse. The steward offered to make payment of rent contingent on the tenant's survival of the plague but even this could not tempt the nervous peasants into taking on any new responsibility.1969, Philip Ziegler, The Black Death, Folio Society, published 2006, page 161

Forms of halmote

pluralhalmotes
alternative formhallmote

Origin of halmote

From Old English *heallġemōt (unattested), from heall (“hall”) + ġemōt (“meeting”).

Questions about halmote

What does halmote mean?
Halmote means a court held by the lord of a manor within his hall.
What part of speech is halmote?
Halmote is a noun.
How do you pronounce halmote?
Halmote is pronounced /ˈhɔːlməʊt/ (UK).
What is the plural of halmote?
The plural of halmote is halmotes.

Words near halmote in the dictionary

  1. halmatogenesis
  2. Halmeu
  3. halmoni
  4. halmonis
  5. halmos
  6. halmote
  7. halmotes
  8. halms
  9. Halmstad
  10. Halmășd
  11. Halnon

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