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has gloss | eng: In Anglo-Saxon England, a folkmoot or folkmote (Old English - a meeting of the people) was a governing general assembly consisting of all the free members of a tribe, community or district. It was the forerunner to the witenagemot, which was in turn in some respects the precursor of the modern Parliament. |
lexicalization | eng: Folkmoot |
instance of | c/Historical legislatures |
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