court of swainmote

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• Court of Swainmote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

• Court of Swainmote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

• Swainmote — Swain mote , n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL. swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or freeholders, within the forest composing the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Court of Sweinmote — /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the steward, thrice in… …   Black's law dictionary

• Court of Swaingemote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

• Court of Sweinmote — /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the steward, thrice in… …   Black's law dictionary

• Court of Swaingemote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

• Swainmote — A court held three times each year before the forest verderers. This court had nothing to do with the birds, the swans; rather, the jurymen were swains employed in the forest, i.e. herdsmen. It was established under the *Forest Charter of 1217,… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• Royal forest — A royal forest is an area of land with different meanings in England, Wales and Scotland; the term forest does not mean forest as it is understood today, as an area of densely wooded land. There are also differing and contextual interpretations… …   Wikipedia

• Verderer — Verderers are officials in Britain who deal with Common land in certain former royal hunting areas which are the property of The Crown.[1] Contents 1 Origins 2 New Forest Verderers 3 …   Wikipedia

• swanimote — Swainmote Swain mote , n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL. swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law) A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or freeholders, within the forest… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English