Witenagemot
The Anglo-Saxon parliament.
“The famous assembly of our forefathers was called by
various names [as] Mycel Gemot (or great
meeting); the Witenagemot (or meeting of the wise); and sometimes the
Mycel Gethealit (or great thought).”
—
Freeman:
The Norman Conquest i. 3.
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