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folk·moot
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ˈfoʊkˌmut
/
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fohk
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noun
(formerly, in England) a general assembly of the people of a shire, town, etc.
Also,
folk·mote,
folk·mot
/
ˈfoʊkˌmoʊt
/
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fohk
-moht
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.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English;
Old English
folcmōt
folk meeting. See
folk
,
moot
1
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folkmoot
,
folkmote
or
folkmot
(ˈfəʊkˌmuːt, ˈfəʊkˌməʊt)
—
n
(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
meet
1
]
folkmote
,
folkmote
or
folkmot
—
n
[Old English
folcmōt
, from
folc
folk
+
mōt
from
mǣtan
to
meet
1
]
folkmot
,
folkmote
or
folkmot
—
n
[Old English
folcmōt
, from
folc
folk
+
mōt
from
mǣtan
to
meet
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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