witenagemote Meaning, Definition & Usage

Wit"e*na*ge*mote` noun

Etymology

AS. witena gem&omac;t an assembly of the wise; wita a wise man + gem&omac;t assembly.

Definitions

1. (AS. Hist.) A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman Conquest.