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witenagemot

(wit′'n ə gə mōt′)

noun

witan

Origin: OE witena-gemot < witena, gen. pl. of wita (see witan) + (ge)mot, a meeting, lit., assembly of the wise men (see moot)

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noun

An Anglo-Saxon advisory council to the king, composed of about 100 nobles, prelates, and other officials, convened at intervals to discuss administrative and judicial affairs.

Origin:

Origin: Old English witena gemōt, meeting of councilors

Origin: : witena

Origin: , genitive pl. of wita, councilor; see weid- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + gemōt, meeting (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + mōt, meeting)

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