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ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊtwite·nage·mot

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  1. witenagemotnoun

    Any assembly, parliament or discursive gathering.

  2. witenagemotnoun

    The assembly of the Anglo-Saxon national council.

  3. Etymology: witena gemot.

Wikipedia

  1. witenagemot

    The Witan (lit. 'wise men') was the king's council in Anglo-Saxon England from before the seventh century until the 11th century. It was composed of the leading magnates, both ecclesiastic and secular, and meetings of the council were sometimes called the Witenagemot. Its primary function was to advise the king on subjects such as promulgation of laws, judicial judgments, approval of charters transferring land, settlement of disputes, election of archbishops and bishops and other matters of major national importance. The witan also had to elect and approve the appointment of a new king. Its membership was composed of the most important noblemen, including ealdormen, thegns, and senior clergy.

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  1. Witenagemot

    The Witenagemot, also known as the Witan was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated from before the 7th century until the 11th century. The Witenagemot was an assembly of the ruling class whose primary function was to advise the king and whose membership was composed of the most important noblemen in England, both ecclesiastic and secular. The institution is thought to represent an aristocratic development of the ancient Germanic general assemblies, or folkmoots. In England, by the 7th century, these ancient folkmoots had developed into convocations of the land's most powerful and important people, including ealdormen, thegns, and senior clergy, to discuss matters of both national and local importance.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Witenagemot

    wit′e-na-ge-mōt′, n. the supreme council of England in Anglo-Saxon times, composed of the bishops, the ealdormen of shires, and a number of the king's friends and dependents, the king's thanes. It was thus purely a council of royal officers and territorial magnates, not at all resembling the representative House of Commons. [A.S. witena gemótwita, a wise man, gemót, a meeting.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Witenagemot

    name given to the national council or Parliament of England in Anglo-Saxon times, agreeably to whose decisions the affairs of the kingdom were managed; it consisted of the bishops, royal vassals, and thanes.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of witenagemot in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of witenagemot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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