1. Plural of folkmote; assemblies of free men in Anglo-Saxon England that served as local courts and governing bodies.
Usage: archaic; historical; also spelled 'folk-motes' or 'folk motes'

Examples

• The folkmotes of Anglo-Saxon England were important institutions for local justice and community decision-making.
• Free landowners gathered at folkmotes to settle disputes and discuss matters affecting their hundred.
• Historians study folkmotes to understand how early English communities governed themselves.
• The folkmotes gradually declined in importance after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
• Evidence of folkmotes appears in Anglo-Saxon charters and legal documents.