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- Middle English · inherited fromportemot
- English todayportmote
From Middle English portemot, portemote, portmot, portmote; equivalent to port + mote; compare Anglo-Latin portimōtus.
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portmote
Today it means: A court, or mote, held in a port town. Full definition →
Middle English portemot