witenagemote

witenagemote
witenagemote /witanagamowt/
(Spelled also uiitenagemot, wittenagemot, witanagemote, etc.) "The assembly of wise men."
This was the great national council or parliament of the Saxons in England, comprising the noblemen, high ecclesiastics, and other great thanes of the kingdom, advising and aiding the king in the general administration of government. It was the grand council of the kingdom, and was held, generally, in the open air, by public notice or particular summons, in or near some city or populous town. These notices or summonses were issued upon determination by the king's select council, or the body met without notice, when the throne was vacant, to elect a new king.
Subsequently to the Norman Conquest it was called commune concilium regni, curia regis and finally parliament; but its character had become considerably changed. It was a court of last resort, more especially for determining disputes between the king and his thanes, and, ultimately, from all inferior tribunals.
Great offenders, particularly those who were members of or might be summoned to the king's court, were here tried. The casual loss of title-deeds was supplied, and a very extensive equity jurisdiction exercised. 1 Bl. Comm. 147.
It passed out of existence with the Norman Conquest, and the subsequent Parliament was a separate growth, and not a continuation of the Witenagemot

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Witenagemote — Wit e*na*ge*mote (?; 277), n. [AS. witena gem[=o]t an assembly of the wise; wita a wise man + gem[=o]t assembly.] (AS. Hist.) A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the Anglo Saxons, before the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • witenagemote — noun see witenagemot …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • witenagemote — wi·te·na·ge·mote …   English syllables

  • witenagemote — Sometimes written wittena gemote, and also known as michelsyinoth, and michelgemote, the meeting of wise men, the great council, the great meeting. It was the ancient assembly of the Saxon witans, great and wise men, to aid and advise the king.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • witenagemote — noun see witenagemot …   Useful english dictionary

  • Витенагемот — (Witenagemote или Witenagemot, букв. значит собрание мудрых: от англосаксонск. witan знать, английского wit, witness, wise и gemoth собрание) название национального собрания у англосаксов. Рядом с общепринятым Witenagemote в памятниках… …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • uiitenagemot — witenagemote /witanagamowt/ (Spelled also uiitenagemot, wittenagemot, witanagemote, etc.) The assembly of wise men. This was the great national council or parliament of the Saxons in England, comprising the noblemen, high ecclesiastics, and other …   Black's law dictionary

  • wittenagemot — witenagemote /witanagamowt/ (Spelled also uiitenagemot, wittenagemot, witanagemote, etc.) The assembly of wise men. This was the great national council or parliament of the Saxons in England, comprising the noblemen, high ecclesiastics, and other …   Black's law dictionary

  • witanagemote — witenagemote /witanagamowt/ (Spelled also uiitenagemot, wittenagemot, witanagemote, etc.) The assembly of wise men. This was the great national council or parliament of the Saxons in England, comprising the noblemen, high ecclesiastics, and other …   Black's law dictionary

  • Gemote — Ge*mote , n. [As. gem?t an assembly. See {Meet}, v. t.] (AS. Hist.) A meeting; used in combination, as, Witenagemote, an assembly of the wise men. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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