We read of meetings of the Folkmote in the thirteenth century; but the custom was discontinued, as the increasing number of the inhabitants, and the mixture of strangers, were found to lead to confusion and tumult.
In the clochier or bell-tower was the bell which summoned the citizens of London to the Folkmote held close beside it.
In folkmote may men have some use for words: In pride of prowess I know me above thee far, And great Achilles' lineage is mine own.
Then Streamed to a folkmote all the Achaean men At Menelaus' summons.
Folkmote was held on a large green, east of the cathedral.
This tower had already an historic interest, for it had pealed forth the summons to the Folkmote in early days, when that was held at the top of Cheapside.
Stephen was elected at the ordinary Folkmote of London, and the charter of Henry I.
Folkmote there and rang the bell to summon the people.
Even when the peasants became serfs under the lord, he was bound to appear before the folkmote when they summoned him.
The Kabyles know no authority whatever besides that of the djemmaa, or folkmote of the village community.
Moreover, there was no other authority to enforce the decisions of the folkmote besides its own moral authority.
It is also evident that, to use a Scotch expression, the "mercet cross" could be considered as an emblem of Church jurisdiction, but we find it both in bishop cities and in those in which the folkmote was sovereign.
At the same time, in all matters concerning the community's domain, the folkmote retained its supremacy and (as shown by Maurer) often claimed submission from the lord himself in land tenure matters.
Gomme as regards the folkmote of London (The Literature of Local Institutions, London, 1886, p.
It must, however, be remarked that in royal cities the folkmote never attained the independence which it assumed elsewhere.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "folkmote" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
