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Meaning of gemot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ɡɪˈməʊt/

Definitions

  1. A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
    historical
  2. Any assembly.
    broadly, rare

Examples

“a.d. 978. — In this year was held the celebrated gemot at Calne in Wiltshire, when the floor gave way […]”
“Each division had a court subordinate to those that were superior, the highest in each shire being the shire-gemot, or folck-mote, […]”
“I have spoken to Veedron, a member of one of Trellisane's many gemots, or ruling councils.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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