Plural of gemot; multiple Anglo-Saxon judicial and legislative councils or meetings.
Alternative plural form of gemot, using the standard English -s suffix. Historical texts use both 'gemots' and 'gemotes' as plurals, reflecting scribal variation in Old and Middle English documents.
The witenagemot ('meeting of wise men') was the most famous gemot, assembling the kingdom's most powerful figures to approve kings, but most gemots were humble local affairs where farmers resolved boundary disputes with their neighbors.
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