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woodmote

woodmote noun: a court, presided over by verderers and the warden, that dealt with those who had broken the laws of the forest.

Noun

woodmote (plural woodmotes)

  1. (UK, historical) A court, presided over by verderers and the warden, that dealt with those who had broken the laws of the forest.

Forms of woodmote

pluralwoodmotes

Origin of woodmote

From wood + mote.

Questions about woodmote

What does woodmote mean?
Woodmote means a court, presided over by verderers and the warden, that dealt with those who had broken the laws of the forest.
What part of speech is woodmote?
Woodmote is a noun.
What is the plural of woodmote?
The plural of woodmote is woodmotes.

Words near woodmote in the dictionary

  1. Woodmere
  2. woodmice
  3. woodmonger
  4. woodmongers
  5. Woodmont
  6. woodmote
  7. woodmotes
  8. woodmouse
  9. Woodnesborough
  10. woodness
  11. woodnote

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