folkmot
/ˈfoʊkmɒt/
noun
- A historical assembly or meeting of the people in a community, especially in Anglo-Saxon times, to discuss laws and local matters.
- Historians study records of the folkmot to understand early democratic practices.
- The folkmot gathered in the village square to decide on new grazing rules.
- In the folkmot, every free man had a voice in community decisions.
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