"commote" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: commotes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh cwmwd, from Middle Welsh kymhwt (literally “abode together”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|cwmwd}} Welsh cwmwd, {{der|en|wlm|kymhwt|lit=abode together}} Middle Welsh kymhwt (literally “abode together”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} commote (plural commotes)
  1. A secular division of land in mediaeval Wales. Synonyms: commot, cwmwd Derived forms: commotal
    Sense id: en-commote-en-noun-s16X0qT5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: commotes [present, singular, third-person], commoting [participle, present], commoted [participle, past], commoted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from commotion Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|commotion}} Back-formation from commotion Head templates: {{en-verb}} commote (third-person singular simple present commotes, present participle commoting, simple past and past participle commoted)
  1. (obsolete, rare) To disturb or agitate, to disrupt also in the positive sense, to put into (more) commotion, to stir up, to add to the activity of. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-commote-en-verb-NHQFZ10G Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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