WARDMOTE

Etymology

Noun

wardmote (plural wardmotes)

(now, historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward.

(historical) A court formerly held in each ward of London, England for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.

Anagrams

• damewort, meadwort, metaword, to meward, two-armed

Source: Wiktionary


Ward"mote`, n.

Definition: Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like. Brande & C. "Wards and wardmotes." Piers Plowman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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