- portmote
- An ancient court which was held in certain English seaports and in certain towns inland as well.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
portmote
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Portmote — Port mote , n. In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town. [Obs.] Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portmote — The gathering, i.e. *moot, of the men of a *port; sometimes also referred to as a portmote. As a court, it was distinct from any seigniorial/ lord s court, as was the burh moot. Cf. Moot … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
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Portman — Term for a town *burgess used before the 14c. *Port was the term used for a walled town, esp. one with a market. A portman was one of a group chosen to be responsible for a town s administration. Cf. Portmote; Jurat; Portreeve … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Portman-moot — The gathering, i.e. *moot, of the men of a *port; sometimes also referred to as a portmote. As a court, it was distinct from any seigniorial/ lord s court, as was the burh moot. Cf. Moot … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
portmoot — noun see portmote … Useful english dictionary
