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witenagemot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈwɪtənəjəməʊt/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, sometimes, uncountable, usually

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A specific session of such an assembly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English witena ġemōt (literally “assembly of the wise”).