WITENAGEMOT


Meaning of WITENAGEMOT in English

[ 'wɪt(ə)nəgɪˌməʊt ]

■ noun an Anglo-Saxon national assembly that met to advise the king.

Origin

OE, from witena , genitive plural of wita 'wise man' + gemōt 'meeting' (cf. moot ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.