barmote en · NOUN
Etymology
From earlier barghmote, berghmote. Compare barmaster.
Meanings
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A court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners.
The Barmoot Court, kept at Wirksworth, to judge Controversies among the Miners, and adjust subterranean Quarrels and Disputes.
1732, Daniel Defoe, A Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| berghmote | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| barmotes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| barghmote | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| bergmote | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |