gemot

noun /ɡɪˈməʊt/

1. A (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.

   historical

   a.d. 978. — In this year was held the celebrated gemot at Calne in Wiltshire, when the floor gave way […]

2. Any assembly.

   rare

   I have spoken to Veedron, a member of one of Trellisane's many gemots, or ruling councils.

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Old English ġemōt (“meeting, council, moot, encounter”).

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

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