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English
Etymology
From Middle English wardmote. Equivalent to ward + moot.
Pronunciation
Noun
wardmote (plural wardmotes)
- (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.
- (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)
- wardmote