Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A court established in the reign of Edward III. and held twice a year in Derbyshire, England, in which matters connected with mining are considered. Also written
bergmote .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between miners.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
court held inDerbyshire ,England , for decidingcontroversies betweenminers .
Etymologies
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From earlier barghmote, berghmote, equivalent to bergh + moot. Compare barmaster.
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