Meaning of halmote | Babel Free
/ˈhɔːlməʊt/Definitions
A court held by the lord of a manor within his hall.
historical
Examples
“At Easington, the next centre for the halmote, things were even worse. The steward offered to make payment of rent contingent on the tenant's survival of the plague but even this could not tempt the nervous peasants into taking on any new responsibility.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.