noun
- Plural of folkmoot; assemblies of the people in Anglo-Saxon England where local matters were discussed and decided.
Usage: historical; archaic; chiefly British
Examples
- The folkmoots of Anglo-Saxon England served as early forms of democratic governance.
- Free men gathered at folkmoots to settle disputes and make community decisions.
- Historians study folkmoots to understand the origins of English parliamentary tradition.
- The folkmoots represented one of the earliest examples of popular participation in law-making.