Folkmoots

/ˈfoʊkˌmuːts/ noun

Definition

Plural of folkmoot; multiple assemblies of common people for community governance or judicial purposes.

Etymology

Standard English plural of folkmoot, formed by adding -s to the Old English-derived term.

Kelly Says

Historians studying Anglo-Saxon England through the folkmoots found that these meetings left very few written records, so we know less about how ordinary people governed themselves than we do about kings and clergy who kept records.

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