noun
- a general assembly of the people in Anglo-Saxon England, typically held to discuss laws and settle disputes
Usage: archaic; historical; also spelled folkemoot or folkmote
Examples
- The folkmot served as an early form of democratic governance in Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
- Local disputes were often resolved at the folkmot rather than by royal decree.
- Freemen gathered at the folkmot to voice their concerns about new laws.
- The folkmot represented one of the earliest participatory institutions in English history.