WITENAGEMOT

[wi.te.na.ge.mot] or wi.te.na.ge.mote n [OE witena gemot, fr. witena (gen. pl. of wita sage, adviser) + gemot gemot] (bef. 12c): an Anglo-Saxon council made up of a varying number of nobles, prelates, and influential officials and convened from time to time to advise the king on administrative and judicial matters