witenagemot
/ˈwɪtənəjəməʊt/
witenagemot noun: any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
Noun
witenagemot (plural witenagemots)
- Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
- To this study was necessarily added that of the ecclesiastical canons; and the knowledge of each must have given the clergy a great superiority, both as legislators in the witenagemot, and as magistrates in the different courts, at which it was their duty to attend.1851, John Lingard, The Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon Church, J Murphy, page 102
- A specific session of such an assembly.
witenagemot meaning in Tamil and Bengali
witenagemot in Tamil
- அறிஞர் பேரவை
witenagemot in Bengali
- কেন্ট, মার্সিয়া, নর্থাম্বরিয়া
Forms of witenagemot
| plural | witenagemots |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wittenagemot |
| alternative form | witenagemote |
| alternative form | wittenagemote |
| alternative form | wittena-gemote |
| alternative form | wittena-gemot |
Origin of witenagemot
Learned borrowing from Old English witena ġemōt (literally “assembly of the wise”).
Questions about witenagemot
- What does witenagemot mean?
- Witenagemot means any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.
- What is witenagemot in Tamil?
- Witenagemot in Tamil is அறிஞர் பேரவை. See Witenagemot meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is witenagemot?
- Witenagemot is a noun.
- How do you pronounce witenagemot?
- Witenagemot is pronounced /ˈwɪtənəjəməʊt/.
- What is the plural of witenagemot?
- The plural of witenagemot is witenagemots.
Words near witenagemot in the dictionary
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