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witenagemot

wit·e·na·ge·mot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wit-n-uh-guh-moht]
    • /ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt/
    • /wˈaɪtneɪdʒmˌɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wit-n-uh-guh-moht]
    • /ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt/

Definitions of witenagemot word

  • noun witenagemot the assembly of the witan; the national council attended by the king, aldermen, bishops, and nobles. 1
  • abbreviation WITENAGEMOT witan 0

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Origin of witenagemot

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; Modern English < Old English, equivalent to witena, genitive plural of wita councilor (see witan) + gemōt moot1

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Parts of speech for Witenagemot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

witenagemot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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