In Saxon law. A meeting or moot; a convention; a public assemblage.These were of several sorts, such as the witcna-gcmot, or meeting of the wise men; thefolc-gcmot, or general assembly of the people; the sliirc-gemot, or county court ; theburg-gemvt, or borough court; the hundrcd- gemot, or hundred court; the hali-gcmot,or court-baron ; the hal-motc, a convention of citizens in their public hall; the holy-mote,or holy court; the swein-gemote, or forest court; the ward-mote, or ward court. Wharton; Cunningham.
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