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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See swain moot, under moot.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (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 jury.

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  • noun UK, law, obsolete A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.

Etymologies

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swain +‎ mote. Compare Latin swanimotum.

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