noun
or wi·te·na·ge·mote |wit ə nəgə|mōt, ˌwit ə nˈägəˌm-
( -s )
Etymology: Old English witena gemōt, from witena (gen. plural of wita sage, advisor) + gemōt gemot — more at witan , gemot
: an Anglo-Saxon council of perhaps 100 nobles, prelates, and influential officials convened from time to time to advise the king on administrative and judicial matters — called also witan ; compare gemot , moot 1a