witenagemot

wit·e·na·ge·mot

W0191500 (wĭt′n-ə-gə-mōt′)n. An Anglo-Saxon advisory council to the king, composed of about 100 nobles, prelates, and other officials, convened at intervals to discuss administrative and judicial affairs.

[Old English witena gemōt, meeting of councilors : witena, genitive pl. of wita, councilor; see weid- in Indo-European roots + gemōt, meeting (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + mōt, meeting).]

witenagemot

(ˌwɪtɪnəɡɪˈməʊt) n (Historical Terms) another word for witan[Old English witena, genitive plural of wita councillor + gemōt meeting, moot]

wit•e•na•ge•mot

(ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt)

n. (in Anglo-Saxon England) the assembly of the witan; the national advisory council attended by the king, ealdormen, bishops, and nobles. [1585–95; < Old English, =witena, genitive pl. of wita councilor (see witan) + gemōt moot]

Witenagemot

an assembly or council of the Witan, the Anglo-Saxon Council to the king; a modern assembly, e.g., the first select Witenagemot of the Sciences of the World, 1899; the Witenagemot at Cambridge, 1833.

witenagemot

enUK

witenagemot

(wĭt'ənəgĭmōt`) [Old Eng.,=meeting of counselors], a session of the counselors (the witan) of a king in Anglo-Saxon England. Such a body existed in each of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Composed of the higher churchmen, the earls, and other members of the nobility, it was aristocratic, and its membership at any one time was dependent upon the appointments of the ruling king or his immediate predecessors. These facts discredit the old argument that the witenagemot was similar to the later representative ParliamentParliament,
legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Over the centuries it has become more than a legislative body; it is the sovereign power of Great Britain, whereas the monarch remains sovereign in name only.
..... Click the link for more information. and make it clear that the witan were more analogous to the later Curia Regis. On the other hand, the witenagemot had considerable powers. Although the number of members and the functions varied with each realm and each king, the counsel and assent of the group were usually sought by the king in matters of laws, taxes, foreign negotiations, national defense, and the bestowal of privileged estates. Probably only rarely would the witan directly oppose the king, but their potential independence must have served as a check on the monarch. Furthermore, although records are rather scarce, it appears probable that the witan, especially in Wessex, had the power to elect the king. Since the kingship was largely hereditary, such a ceremony was usually perfunctory, but upon occasion the witan actually selected the king.

Bibliography

See F. Liebermann, The National Assembly in the Anglo-Saxon Period (1913, repr. 1961); F. M. Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England (3d ed. 1971).

Witenagemot

in Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, a council consisting almost exclusively of representatives of the clerical and lay aristocracy, the latter including gesiths, thanes, and earls. The highest judicial and consultative body, it approved land grants and transactions, considered questions of war and peace, and confirmed a king’s right to the throne. The witenagemot is mentioned in documents of the sixth to 11th centuries.

单词	witenagemot
释义	witenagemot enUK wit·e·na·ge·mot W0191500 (wĭt′n-ə-gə-mōt′)n. An Anglo-Saxon advisory council to the king, composed of about 100 nobles, prelates, and other officials, convened at intervals to discuss administrative and judicial affairs. [Old English witena gemōt, meeting of councilors : witena, genitive pl. of wita, councilor; see weid- in Indo-European roots + gemōt, meeting (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + mōt, meeting).] witenagemot (ˌwɪtɪnəɡɪˈməʊt) n (Historical Terms) another word for witan[Old English witena, genitive plural of wita councillor + gemōt meeting, moot] wit•e•na•ge•mot (ˈwɪt n ə gəˌmoʊt) n. (in Anglo-Saxon England) the assembly of the witan; the national advisory council attended by the king, ealdormen, bishops, and nobles. [1585–95; < Old English, =witena, genitive pl. of wita councilor (see witan) + gemōt moot] Witenagemot an assembly or council of the Witan, the Anglo-Saxon Council to the king; a modern assembly, e.g., the first select Witenagemot of the Sciences of the World, 1899; the Witenagemot at Cambridge, 1833. witenagemot enUK witenagemot (wĭt'ənəgĭmōt`) [Old Eng.,=meeting of counselors], a session of the counselors (the witan) of a king in Anglo-Saxon England. Such a body existed in each of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Composed of the higher churchmen, the earls, and other members of the nobility, it was aristocratic, and its membership at any one time was dependent upon the appointments of the ruling king or his immediate predecessors. These facts discredit the old argument that the witenagemot was similar to the later representative ParliamentParliament, legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Over the centuries it has become more than a legislative body; it is the sovereign power of Great Britain, whereas the monarch remains sovereign in name only. ..... Click the link for more information. and make it clear that the witan were more analogous to the later Curia Regis. On the other hand, the witenagemot had considerable powers. Although the number of members and the functions varied with each realm and each king, the counsel and assent of the group were usually sought by the king in matters of laws, taxes, foreign negotiations, national defense, and the bestowal of privileged estates. Probably only rarely would the witan directly oppose the king, but their potential independence must have served as a check on the monarch. Furthermore, although records are rather scarce, it appears probable that the witan, especially in Wessex, had the power to elect the king. Since the kingship was largely hereditary, such a ceremony was usually perfunctory, but upon occasion the witan actually selected the king. Bibliography See F. Liebermann, The National Assembly in the Anglo-Saxon Period (1913, repr. 1961); F. M. Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England (3d ed. 1971). Witenagemot in Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, a council consisting almost exclusively of representatives of the clerical and lay aristocracy, the latter including gesiths, thanes, and earls. The highest judicial and consultative body, it approved land grants and transactions, considered questions of war and peace, and confirmed a king’s right to the throne. The witenagemot is mentioned in documents of the sixth to 11th centuries. LegalSeeWitan
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