Definition of witenagemot in English:

witenagemot

noun ˈwɪt(ə)nəɡɪˌməʊtˈwɪt(ə)nəɡəˌmoʊt

historical

An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament.
Also called witan
Example sentencesExamples
- A witenagemot was held here in 934.
- The last act of the witenagemot in England was to choose Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King in 1066, a fatal choice.
- The witenagemot chose Harold, earl of Wessex, although his only claim to the throne was his availability.
- That many of these localities were the sites of regal residences may be inferred from historical evidence which records them as selected for synods, councils, and witenagemots.
- Since Moholland is back at base in Norfolk, the witenagemot will try to have it delivered by an important person drawn from the field of politics.
- "A superstition, as it's name imports, is something that has been left over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next."

Origin

Old English, from witena, genitive plural of wita 'wise man' + gemōt 'meeting' (compare with moot).

Definition of witenagemot in US English:

witenagemot

nounˈwit(ə)nəɡəˌmōtˈwɪt(ə)nəɡəˌmoʊt

historical

An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament.
Also called witan
Example sentencesExamples
- The last act of the witenagemot in England was to choose Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King in 1066, a fatal choice.
- A witenagemot was held here in 934.
- The witenagemot chose Harold, earl of Wessex, although his only claim to the throne was his availability.
- That many of these localities were the sites of regal residences may be inferred from historical evidence which records them as selected for synods, councils, and witenagemots.
- "A superstition, as it's name imports, is something that has been left over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next."
- Since Moholland is back at base in Norfolk, the witenagemot will try to have it delivered by an important person drawn from the field of politics.

Origin

Old English, from witena, genitive plural of wita ‘wise man’ + gemōt ‘meeting’ (compare with moot).

单词	witenagemot
释义	Definition of witenagemot in English: witenagemot noun ˈwɪt(ə)nəɡɪˌməʊtˈwɪt(ə)nəɡəˌmoʊt historical An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament. Also called witan Example sentencesExamples A witenagemot was held here in 934. The last act of the witenagemot in England was to choose Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King in 1066, a fatal choice. The witenagemot chose Harold, earl of Wessex, although his only claim to the throne was his availability. That many of these localities were the sites of regal residences may be inferred from historical evidence which records them as selected for synods, councils, and witenagemots. Since Moholland is back at base in Norfolk, the witenagemot will try to have it delivered by an important person drawn from the field of politics. "A superstition, as it's name imports, is something that has been left over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next." Origin Old English, from witena, genitive plural of wita 'wise man' + gemōt 'meeting' (compare with moot). Definition of witenagemot in US English: witenagemot nounˈwit(ə)nəɡəˌmōtˈwɪt(ə)nəɡəˌmoʊt historical An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament. Also called witan Example sentencesExamples The last act of the witenagemot in England was to choose Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King in 1066, a fatal choice. A witenagemot was held here in 934. The witenagemot chose Harold, earl of Wessex, although his only claim to the throne was his availability. That many of these localities were the sites of regal residences may be inferred from historical evidence which records them as selected for synods, councils, and witenagemots. "A superstition, as it's name imports, is something that has been left over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next." Since Moholland is back at base in Norfolk, the witenagemot will try to have it delivered by an important person drawn from the field of politics. Origin Old English, from witena, genitive plural of wita ‘wise man’ + gemōt ‘meeting’ (compare with moot).
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