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Wardmote

Ward"mote`\, n. Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like. --Brande & C. "Wards and wardmotes." --Piers Plowman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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