Definitions For Witenagemot
Noun
WITENAGEMOT (plural WITENAGEMOTs) (history, usually, uncountable, sometimes, countable) Any of several assemblies which existed in Anglo-Saxon england from the 7th to the 11th century, initially with regional jurisdiction (there being different ones in Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex), later with national jurisdiction, made up of important noblemen. (history, countable) A specific session of such an assembly.Usage notes
The spelling (and capitalization) of this word has historically been quite variable. Since 1850, witenagemot has been the most common form; historically, the most common form was wittenagemot. In the past, assemblies other than and more modern/contemporaneous than the old Anglo-Saxon ones were on rare occasion described using this word. That practice ceased before 1900. See wittena-gemote for more.Alternative forms
wittenagemot; witenagemote, wittenagemote, wittena-gemote, wittena-gemotRelated terms
gemote witanEtymology
{{lbor, en, ang, witena ġemōt, lit=assembly of the wise}}.Is Witenagemot a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
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Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
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Scrabble Global
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
20
The word Witenagemot is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends