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- Latin · derived fromswanimotum
- English todayswainmote
From swain + mote. Compare Latin swanimotum.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A court held before the verderers of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury. Full definition →
From swain + mote. Compare Latin swanimotum.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.