folkmoot
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To which folke-mote they all with one consent […] Agreed to travell, and their fortunes try."
- "Yet even in the seven kingdoms, even in the united kingdom, when there was a general summons to the host, some concentration of the armed folkmoots must have taken place."
- "If the accused did not appear on the day named for the trial, he was outlawed at the folkmoot."
- "Since marital, hiring, and other contracts were made in the folkmoots, it is likely that justice was administered there. Thus it may be said that the meeting -places were used for councils of war and the administration of the law."
- "[…] slay Ermanaric in one quick, clean blow, and afterward call a folkmoot to pick a new king who shall be righteous."
- "The folkmoot retained various responsibilities, but most important business, including dealing with those who failed to attend the chief folkmoots, took place at the husting."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: folcġemōt