Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barmote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bar-mote
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners.

Example Sentences

"The Barmoot Court, kept at Wirksworth, to judge Controversies among the Miners, and adjust subterranean Quarrels and Disputes."

Etymology

From earlier barghmote, berghmote. Compare barmaster.

Inflected Forms

barmotes (plural) barghmote (alternative, obsolete) berghmote (alternative, obsolete) bergmote (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does barmote mean?: A court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners.
Where does barmote come from?: From earlier barghmote, berghmote. Compare barmaster.

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