folkmoot

noun

1. A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire.

   historical

   To which folke-mote they all with one consent […] Agreed to travell, and their fortunes try.

Where it comes from

From Old English folcġemōt (“meeting of the people of a town or district”), equivalent to folk + moot.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry folkmoot (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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