hall-moot

hall-moot
hallˈ-moot noun
1. The court of the lord of a manor
2. The court of a guild
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Main Entry:hall

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  • Moot-hall — Moot house Moot house , n. [AS. m[=o]th?s.] A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] The moot hall of Herod. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moot-house — Moot hall Moot hall , Moot house Moot house , n. [AS. m[=o]th?s.] A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] The moot hall of Herod. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moot — folk·moot; hall·moot; moot·able; moot; moot·man; moot·ness; …   English syllables

  • hall — banks·hall; guild·hall; hall; hall·moot; hall·statt; hall·statt·an; hall·wachs; white·hall; hall·mark; hall·stadt; hall·stadt·an; turn·hall; …   English syllables

  • moot house — moot hall or moot house noun 1. A town hall or council chamber 2. A hall for moot courts • • • Main Entry: ↑moot …   Useful english dictionary

  • Moot — may refer to: from Moot as an Old English language (Anglo Saxon) term for meeting: Folkmoot Jamtamót, the old assembly of Jämtland Witenagemot, the High Council of Anglo Saxon England Moot hall or Moot hill, a meeting or assembly place,… …   Wikipedia

  • Moot hill — A moot hill or mons placiti (statute hill)[1] is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for moots , meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things …   Wikipedia

  • Moot hall — A moot hall is meeting or assembly building, traditionally to decide local issues. In Anglo Saxon England, a low ring shaped earthwork served as a moot hill or moot mound, where the elders of the hundred would meet to take decisions. Some of… …   Wikipedia

  • Moot court — A law school s courtroom A moot court is an extracurricular activity at many law schools in which participants take part in simulated court proceedings, usually to include drafting briefs (or memorials) and participating in oral argument. The… …   Wikipedia

  • moot hall — noun Etymology: Middle English mothalle, moothalle, from mot, moot moot + halle hall more at moot, hall : a room or building in which a moot is held; specifically : town hall …   Useful english dictionary

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