folkmote
/ˈfoʊkˌmoʊt/
noun
- An assembly or meeting of people in a community, especially in early English history, to discuss laws or local matters.
- Local leaders called a folkmote to settle a dispute about land boundaries.
- In Anglo-Saxon times, the folkmote was where free men gathered to make decisions for the village.
- The historian described how the folkmote would meet under a large oak tree.