wardmote

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English

Etymology

From Middle English wardmote. Equivalent to ward +‎ moot.

Pronunciation

Noun

wardmote (plural wardmotes)

  1. (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward, especially in the City of London.
    • 2012, Jerry White, London in the Eighteenth Century, Bodley Head, published 2017, page 121:
      Association was built into the structure of communal government in the City's wardmotes and precinct meetings and in the open vestries of many suburban parishes.
  2. (historical) A court formerly held in each ward of London, England for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

wardmote (plural wardmotes)

  1. wardmote