barmote

noun

bar·​mote

ˈbärˌmōt

plural -s

: a court held in Derbyshire, England, for deciding controversies between miners

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier barghmoot, probably modification of German berg- mining + English moot (meeting)

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