folk·moot (f k m t ) or folk·mote (-mt)n. A general assembly of the people of a town, district, or shire in medieval England. [Middle English, from Old English folcm t : folc, folk; see folk + mt, meeting.] |
folkmoot [ˈfəʊkˌmuːt], folkmote, folkmot [ˈfəʊkˌməʊt]
n
(Historical Terms) (in early medieval England) an assembly of the people of a district, town, or shire
[Old English folcmōt, from folc folk + mōt from mǣtan to meet1]
Folkmoot, Folkmote a general meeting of people belonging to a town or city, 1000.
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