"witenagemot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪtənəjəməʊt/ Forms: witenagemots [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English witena ġemōt (literally “assembly of the wise”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|witena ġemōt|lit=assembly of the wise}} Learned borrowing from Old English witena ġemōt (literally “assembly of the wise”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} witenagemot (plural witenagemots)
  1. (history, usually uncountable, sometimes countable) 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. Tags: countable, sometimes, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): History, History
    Sense id: en-witenagemot-en-noun-VNC8RNtI Disambiguation of History: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly. Tags: countable Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-witenagemot-en-noun-SeDk74Hz Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wittenagemot, witenagemote, wittenagemote, wittena-gemote, wittena-gemot Related terms: gemote, witan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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