| 释义 |
wi·te·na·ge·mot
noun
or wi·te·na·ge·mote \|witənəgə|mōt, ˌwitənˈägəˌm-\
(-s)
Etymology: Old English witena gemōt, from witena (gen. plural of wita sage, advisor) + gemōt gemot — more at witan, gemot
: an Anglo-Saxon council of perhaps 100 nobles, prelates, and influential officials convened from time to time to advise the king on administrative and judicial matters — called also witan; compare gemot, moot 1a |