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wardmote en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɔːdməʊt/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English wardmote. Equivalent to ward + moot.

Meanings

1. (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward, especially in the City of London.
   • Association was built into the structure of communal government in the City's wardmotes and precinct meetings and in the open vestries of many suburban parishes. 2012, Jerry White, London in the Eighteenth Century, Bodley Head, published 2017, page 121:
2. (historical) A court formerly held in each ward of London, England for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.

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