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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
shire-moot .
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Each division had a court subordinate to those that were superior, the highest in each shire being the shire-gemot, or folck-mote, which was held twice a year, and in which the bishop or his deputy, and the ealderman, or his viceregent, the sheriff, presided.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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