Definitions
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 theverders of theforest asjudges , by thesteward of the court, three times a year, theswains orfreeholders of the forest composing thejury .
Etymologies
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swain + mote. Compare Latin swanimotum.
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