[moot] n [ME, fr. OE mot, gemot; akin to MHG muoze meeting] (bef. 12c) 1: a deliberative assembly primarily for the administration of justice; esp: one held by the freemen of an Anglo-Saxon community
2. obs: argument, discussion
[2]moot vt (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: to discuss from a legal standpoint: argue
2. a: to bring up for discussion: broach b: debate [3]moot adj (ca. 1587) 1 a: open to question: debatable b: subjected to discussion: disputed
2: deprived of practical significance: made abstract or purely academic