Witenagemote
Pronunciation : Wit"e*na*ge*mote`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. witena gemot an assembly of the wise; wita a wise man + gemot assembly.] (AS. Hist.)
Definition : Defn: A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman Conquest.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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