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Definition of witenagemot in English: witenagemotnoun ˈwɪt(ə)nəɡɪˌməʊtˈwɪt(ə)nəɡəˌmoʊt historical An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament. 〈史〉咨议院（盎格鲁-撒克逊时代的议会）。亦称WITAN Also called witan Example sentencesExamples - A witenagemot was held here in 934.
- The last act of the witenagemot in England was to choose Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King in 1066, a fatal choice.
- The witenagemot chose Harold, earl of Wessex, although his only claim to the throne was his availability.
- That many of these localities were the sites of regal residences may be inferred from historical evidence which records them as selected for synods, councils, and witenagemots.
- Since Moholland is back at base in Norfolk, the witenagemot will try to have it delivered by an important person drawn from the field of politics.
- "A superstition, as it's name imports, is something that has been left over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next."
OriginOld English, from witena, genitive plural of wita 'wise man' + gemōt 'meeting' (compare with moot). Definition of witenagemot in US English: witenagemotnounˈwit(ə)nəɡəˌmōtˈwɪt(ə)nəɡəˌmoʊt historical An Anglo-Saxon national council or parliament. 〈史〉咨议院（盎格鲁-撒克逊时代的议会）。亦称WITAN Also called witan Example sentencesExamples - The last act of the witenagemot in England was to choose Harold, Earl of Wessex, as King in 1066, a fatal choice.
- A witenagemot was held here in 934.
- The witenagemot chose Harold, earl of Wessex, although his only claim to the throne was his availability.
- That many of these localities were the sites of regal residences may be inferred from historical evidence which records them as selected for synods, councils, and witenagemots.
- "A superstition, as it's name imports, is something that has been left over, like unfinished business, from one session of the world's witenagemot to the next."
- Since Moholland is back at base in Norfolk, the witenagemot will try to have it delivered by an important person drawn from the field of politics.
OriginOld English, from witena, genitive plural of wita ‘wise man’ + gemōt ‘meeting’ (compare with moot). |