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a building in some English villages where moots were once held; town hall.[1350-1400; ME]
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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 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 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
moot hall — /ˈmut hɔl/ (say mooht hawl) noun (in an English village) a historic building where a moot (moot1 def. 6) was once held …
moot-hall — a town hall. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
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 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 — folk·moot; hall·moot; moot·able; moot; moot·man; moot·ness; … English syllables
Moot — A meeting or gathering of people; also, the place of the meeting, namely moot hall and moot hill. [OldEngl. mot = assembly, society, court] Cf. Gemot; Witenagemot … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
