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swainmote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
swain-mote
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A court held before the verderers of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From swain + mote. Compare Latin swanimotum.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swainmotes (plural) swanimote (alternative) sweinmote (alternative)

Questions

What does swainmote mean?
A court held before the verderers of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.
Where does swainmote come from?
From swain + mote. Compare Latin swanimotum.

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