noun
- A judicial assembly or council in Anglo-Saxon England, typically presided over by a king or nobleman.
Usage: archaic; historical; also spelled 'gemote'
Examples
- The king summoned a gemot to settle disputes among the nobles.
- Local gemots were held regularly to administer justice in Anglo-Saxon shires.
- Freemen could attend the gemot to voice their grievances.
- The gemot served as both a legislative and judicial body in early medieval England.