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Witenagemote
Witenagemote Wit"e*na*ge*mote` (?; 277), n. [AS. witena gem[=o]t an assembly of the wise; wita a wise man + gem[=o]t assembly.] (AS. Hist.) A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman Conquest.

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- thegns, and bishops. Meetings of the witan were sometimes called the witenagemot. Its primary function was to advise the king on legislation, judicial...
- Weights and measures acts are acts of the British Parliament determining the regulation of weights and measures. It also refers to similar royal and parliamentary...
- powerful of the English aristocrats. Harold was elected king by the Witenagemot of England and crowned by the Archbishop of York, Ealdred, although Norman...
- King Edward the Confessor, died without an heir on 5 January 1066, the Witenagemot convened and chose Harold to succeed him; he was probably the first English...
- emerged. Among them were Harold Godwinson (recognised as king by the Witenagemot after the death of Edward the Confessor), Harald Hardrada (King of Norway...
- King   • ?–488 Hengist (first) • 866–871 Æthelred (last) Legislature Witenagemot Historical era Heptarchy • Established c. 455 • Full integration into...
- palace in Cheddar was used several times in the 10th century to host the Witenagemot. The nature of the relations between the Britons and the Saxons in Somerset...
- (12th–14th century), Modern Welsh (from the 14th century) Elected by the Witenagemot Officially under a feudal system until 1660 Continued as monarch of Great...
- Legislature Loya Jirga Naadam State Great Khural Thing (****embly) Veche Witenagemot World Nomad Games World Turks Qurultai Chinese: 忽里勒台 or 庫里爾台; Kazakh:...
- portal Politics portal Delegated legislation Inter-Parliamentary Union Witenagemot Legislative Organization & Procedures. The National Conference of State...