"moothill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moothills [plural]
Etymology: moot + hill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moot|hill}} moot + hill Head templates: {{en-noun}} moothill (plural moothills)
  1. (UK, law, historical) A hill or elevated place where a meeting or council took place in Saxon England. Tags: UK, historical Categories (topical): Law

Inflected forms

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