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portmotes

portmotes is the plural of portmote.

Meaning of portmote

Noun

portmote (plural portmotes)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A court, or mote, held in a port town.
    • And in England it hath always been held, that the king is lord of the whole shore, and particularly is the guardian of the ports and havens, which are the inlets and gates of the realm: and therefore, so early as the reign of king John, we find ships seised by the king's officers for putting in at...1771, William, Sir Blackstone, “Of the King's Prerogative”, in Commentaries on the Laws of England, volume 1, page 264

Questions about portmotes

What is portmotes the plural of?
Portmotes is the plural of portmote.

Words near portmotes in the dictionary

  1. portmen
  2. portmoot
  3. portmoots
  4. Portmore
  5. portmote
  6. portmotes
  7. Portmuthian
  8. Portmuthians
  9. Portner
  10. Portners
  11. Portnoo

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