folkmoot
[ fohk-moot ]
/ ˈfoʊkˌmut /
noun
(formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.
Also
folk·mote,
folk·mot
[fohk-moht] /ˈfoʊkˌmoʊt/.
Words nearby folkmoot
folklife,
folklore,
folkloric,
folklorico,
folkloristics,
folkmoot,
folknik,
folkright,
folksonomy,
folksy,
folktronica
Example sentences from the Web for folkmoot
If the accused did not appear on the day named for the trial, he was outlawed at the folkmoot.
The Customs of Old England |F. J. SnellIt was here no question of 'the laws and rights of Englishmen':35 it was to no folkmoot that William Rufus spoke.
British Dictionary definitions for folkmoot
folkmoot
folkmote or folkmot (ˈfəʊkˌməʊt)
/ (ˈfəʊkˌmuːt) /
noun
(in early medieval England) an assembly of the people of a district, town, or shire
Word Origin for folkmoot
Old English
folcmōt, from
folc
folk +
mōt from
mǣtan to
meet
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